Status:
COMPLETED
Spine Biomechanics During Gait Following Lower Extremity Treatment in Different Patient Groups
Lead Sponsor:
University Children's Hospital Basel
Collaborating Sponsors:
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Bern University of Applied Sciences
Conditions:
Leg Length Inequality
Cerebral Palsy
Eligibility:
All Genders
10-18 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Measuring spine dynamics is a necessity in order to better understand gait deviations throughout the whole body and to evaluate treatment effects on spinal movement during gait. However, the full body...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Leg length inequality patients:
- Diagnosed structural leg length inequality (minimum 1% of body height)
- Several different aetiologies (except neurological)
- Able to walk a distance of minimum 50 meters without any assistive device
Exclusion
- Leg length inequality due to neurological aetiology
- Structural deformities of the spine
- Obesity (\> 95th BMI-per-age percentile)
- Injuries of the locomotor system which led to persistent deformities
- Hemiplegic cerebral palsy patients:
- Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosed hemiplegic cerebral palsy (Gross Motor Function Classification System for Cerebral Palsy (GMFCS): Levels I and II)
- Able to walk a distance of minimum 50 meters barefoot and without any assistive device
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01803243
Start Date
July 1 2013
End Date
July 1 2018
Last Update
August 28 2018
Active Locations (1)
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University Children's Hospital Basel
Basel, Switzerland, 4056