Status:
COMPLETED
Heel Pain in Adolescents: A Pilot Study on the Effectiveness of Exercise Therapy and Activity Modification
Lead Sponsor:
University of Delaware
Conditions:
Sever's Disease
Achilles Tendinopathy
Eligibility:
All Genders
7-17 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Invesigators plan to conduct a 12-week longitudinal cohort study of 30 subjects with calcaneal apophysitis. Subjects will be included if they are between 7-17 years-old, have experienced an insidious ...
Detailed Description
Investigators will recruit 30 subjects between ages 7-17 with heel pain and also invite their parent/guardian to participate in this research study. Participants will be evaluated at baseline, 4-weeks...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Insidious onset of heel pain with running or jumping activities lasting at least three weeks
- Location of pain is focal at the calcaneus over the Achilles tendon attachment and/or the Achilles tendon
Exclusion
- Subjects having an underlying diagnosis predisposing to heel pain (spina bifida, osteogenesis imperfecta, Larsen syndrome, cerebral palsy)
- History of calcaneal fracture or foot/ankle surgery in the past 6 months
- Another injury that limits the ability to perform exercises on the injured leg
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 15 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 25 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
13 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04816188
Start Date
March 15 2021
End Date
July 25 2023
Last Update
June 20 2024
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STAR Building
Newark, Delaware, United States, 19713