Status:

UNKNOWN

The Effect of Serial Casting and Physical Therapy in Children With Idiopathic Toe Walking

Lead Sponsor:

Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital

Conditions:

Idiopathic Toe Walking

Eligibility:

All Genders

3-10 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Children who continue to walk on their tiptoes after developing a heel-toe gait normally are diagnosed with idiopathic toe walking (ITW). The study's aim was to investigate the effects of serial casti...

Detailed Description

Children with ITW aged 3-10 years are randomized into three groups: the serial casting group (n=10), the physical therapy group (n=10), and the wait-list control group (n=10). Patients with ankle cont...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Aged 3-10 years
  • Patients with idiopathic toe walking diagnosis
  • To be evaluated by a pediatric neurologist, not to have abnormal findings in cranial and all spinal magnetic resonance imaging and electrophysiological examinations performed when deemed necessary, and creatinine kinase values are within normal limits ((Absence of any neurological, orthopedic or psychiatric pathology to explain the toe walking pattern (cerebral palsy, neuropathy, myopathy, autism, developmental disorders, etc.)

Exclusion

  • Have previously conservative or surgical treatment
  • Presence of plantar flexion contracture

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

April 15 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06010485

Start Date

September 1 2023

End Date

April 15 2024

Last Update

August 24 2023

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Fatih Sultan Mehmet Trainig and Research Hospital

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye), 34752