Treatment Effects on Gait in Hammertoe Patients

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Conditions studied: Hammertoe

In brief

This study looks at how hammertoe deformities affect foot pressure distribution and whether proper treatment can improve quality of life.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07166016

Run by

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

People needed

30

Starts

2025-10-01

Expected to finish

2027-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2025-11-10

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Confirmed distal symmetric sensory neuropathy.
• MTPJ hyperextension deformity.
• Claw or hammer toe deformity in toes.

You may not qualify if…

• Non-hammertoe foot deformities affecting metatarsal head pressure.
• Limited joint mobility, lower-limb amputation, or Charcot neuro-osteoarthropathy.
• Peripheral vascular disease
• Non-diabetic neuropathies
• Significant lower-limb musculoskeletal issues
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Current foot ulcer or edema
• Inability to walk unaided
• MRI contraindications
• Morton's neuroma
• History of foot surgery

Where it is running

• University of Texas Rio Grande Valley — Harlingen, Texas, United States (enrolling)

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