Status:
TERMINATED
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Leg Length Discrepancy Techniques
Lead Sponsor:
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Collaborating Sponsors:
Boston Children's Hospital
The Hospital for Sick Children
Conditions:
Leg Length Discrepancy
Eligibility:
All Genders
7-18 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This is a randomized clinical trial of epiphysiodesis techniques: percutaneous transphyseal screw epiphysiodesis versus percutaneous drill epiphysiodesis for the correction of leg length discrepancy. ...
Detailed Description
Drill and screw epiphysiodesis are the two most common techniques for surgical correction of predicted limb length discrepancies 2-5cm. Both procedures require minimal incisions, less than 1cm, (Canal...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Open growth plates
- Skeletally immature requiring isolated complete epiphysiodesis of the distal femur and/or proximal tibia
- At least one year of predicted growth remaining
- Less than 18 years of age
- Predicted limb length discrepancy 2-7 cm
Exclusion
- Patients undergoing additional orthopedic procedures at time of epiphysiodesis
- Metabolic bone disease or "sick physis" syndrome, that may cause bone to grow in an unpredictable manner.
- Pregnancy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
170 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02260856
Start Date
June 1 2015
End Date
December 1 2023
Last Update
January 24 2025
Active Locations (3)
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1
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
2
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, New York, United States, 10021
3
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X8