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UNKNOWN
Can Gait Analysis and Ultrasound Detect a Change in Calf Musculature in Children With Cerebral Palsy?
Lead Sponsor:
Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Trust
Conditions:
Cerebral Palsy
Eligibility:
All Genders
4-16 years
Brief Summary
ORLAU is a clinical department of the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital. We treat patients with a wide range of movement disorders affecting their walking or arm function. One of the mo...
Detailed Description
The aim of this study is to investigate the impact on gait and morphology of the calf muscle in children with Cerebral Palsy with equinus gait pattern following serial casting and Botulinum toxin (Btx...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participants must be diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy and have a planned intervention of serial casting or botulinum toxin calf injection or serial casting and botulinum toxin injection.
- Participants must be able to walk 10 metres barefoot.
- Participants must be between the ages of 4 and 16.
- Participants must have a gait pattern showing persistent toe walking or premature heel rise.
- Participants should be able to comply with requests to walk in the gait laboratory.
Exclusion
- Participants who have had Botulinum toxin-A calf injections or previous serial casting within the last 6 months.
- Participants should not have fixed foot equinus.
- Participants must not have any learning difficulties which would prevent compliance with the standard protocols.
- Participants must not have had any previous surgical interventions of the lower limbs within one year of taking of taking part.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 14 2018
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04290689
Start Date
March 14 2018
End Date
December 1 2022
Last Update
February 11 2022
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ORLAU, RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital
Oswestry, Shropshire, United Kingdom, SY10 7AG