Toe Walker Gait Trial

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Gait

In brief

The purpose of this study is to examine the change in ankle plantar flexion while walking, following treatment with the Ankle Dorsiflexion Dynasplint (AFD) for children diagnosed as Toe Walkers. For twelve weeks, patients will either receive the standard treatment or the same standard treatment and the Dynaslint worn at night.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01208142

Run by

Dynasplint Systems, Inc.

People needed

10

Starts

2010-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-08-12

Who can join

Age: 1 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Toe Walking secondary to CP
• Idiopathic TW
• Inability to ambulate with initial heel-contact
• Inability to bear weight and stand flat-footed for over one minute
• Inability to stand or hop on one foot (symptomatic) for more than one minute

You may not qualify if…

• Acid Maltase Deficiency Myopathy
• Acute Paralytic Poliomyelitis
• Spinal Muscular Atrophy-all types
• Stroke, ischemic or hemorrhagic, all types
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Traumatic Brain Injury (including Shaken Baby Syndrome)
• Unilateral ROM deficits in Knee or Hip
• Previous Achilles Tendon lengthening surgery
• Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
• Muscular Dystrophy-all types

Where it is running

• The Ohio State University Medical Center — Columbus, Ohio, United States
• Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center — Lubbock, Texas, United States

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