Status:
COMPLETED
The Effects of a Powered Knee Orthosis on Gait Kinematics of Children With Knee Extension Deficiency
Lead Sponsor:
University of British Columbia
Collaborating Sponsors:
Bionic Power
Conditions:
Cerebral Palsy
Spina Bifida
Eligibility:
All Genders
5-19 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Crouch gait/walking, characterized by an 'over-flexed' knee when the leg is supporting body weight, is common in children with diagnoses of cerebral palsy, spina bifida and other incomplete spinal cor...
Detailed Description
Specific Aims: Improving knee kinematics during gait, in children exhibiting crouch gait due to weakness, would help to mitigate the ensuing deleterious effects - pain, joint deformity, radiological ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 5-19 years of age
- Male or female
- Able to understand and follow simple directions based on parent report and physician observation during history and physical examination
- Able to provide verbal/written assent.
- Less than 20 degrees of knee flexion contracture with hip extended in supine position.
- Less than 10 degrees of plantar flexion contracture in neutral foot alignment.
- A measured foot-thigh angle of -10 to 25 degrees in prone position.
- Based on clinical observation of gait pattern, the patient walks with crouch gait. (The exact level of knee extension deficiency, or crouch, will be quantified after inclusion using gait analysis.)
- Able to walk at least 10 feet without stopping with or without a walking aid.
Exclusion
- Any neurological, musculoskeletal or cardiorespiratory injury, health condition, or diagnosis other than cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, or incomplete spinal cord injury that would affect the ability to walk as directed for short periods of time.
- A history of a seizure in the past year.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 6 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 23 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
4 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05330052
Start Date
May 6 2022
End Date
December 23 2023
Last Update
May 17 2024
Active Locations (1)
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The Motion Lab, Sunny Hill Health Centre at BC Children's Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3N1