Status:
UNKNOWN
The Effect of Serial Casting and Physical Therapy in Children With Idiopathic Toe Walking
Lead Sponsor:
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
Conditions:
Idiopathic Toe Walking
Eligibility:
All Genders
3-10 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Children who continue to walk on their tiptoes after developing a heel-toe gait normally are diagnosed with idiopathic toe walking (ITW). The study's aim was to investigate the effects of serial casti...
Detailed Description
Children with ITW aged 3-10 years are randomized into three groups: the serial casting group (n=10), the physical therapy group (n=10), and the wait-list control group (n=10). Patients with ankle cont...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Aged 3-10 years
- Patients with idiopathic toe walking diagnosis
- To be evaluated by a pediatric neurologist, not to have abnormal findings in cranial and all spinal magnetic resonance imaging and electrophysiological examinations performed when deemed necessary, and creatinine kinase values are within normal limits ((Absence of any neurological, orthopedic or psychiatric pathology to explain the toe walking pattern (cerebral palsy, neuropathy, myopathy, autism, developmental disorders, etc.)
Exclusion
- Have previously conservative or surgical treatment
- Presence of plantar flexion contracture
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 15 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06010485
Start Date
September 1 2023
End Date
April 15 2024
Last Update
August 24 2023
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Fatih Sultan Mehmet Trainig and Research Hospital
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye), 34752