Status:
RECRUITING
Efficacy of Surgery for Idiopathic Toe Walking
Lead Sponsor:
University of Oxford
Collaborating Sponsors:
British Society for Children's Orthopaedic Surgery
Conditions:
Idiopathic Toe-walking
Eligibility:
All Genders
8-16 years
Brief Summary
BACKGROUND: For children who walk on their tip toes, surgery is often done to lengthen their Achilles Tendon. However, there is little research to help children's surgeons choose which children with ...
Detailed Description
BACKGROUND: It is common for children who learn to walk to walk on their tiptoes to help with their balance. However, approximately 7% of children will continue to walk on their toes past the age of ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Children aged 8-16 at recruitment.
- Idiopathic toe walkers based on clinicians' assessment.
- Plantarflexion contracture with knee extended of 0 degrees or less of dorsiflexion.
- Listed for surgical lengthening of the plantarflexors.
Exclusion
- Unable to give informed assent or consent. Previous surgery to the lower limb.
- Unable to effectively participate in gait analysis (e.g. unable to walk 10-metres unaided, unable to walk independently, allergy to adhesive for skin markers, hyperhidrosis).
- Underlying diagnoses which may cause toe walking (e.g. muscular dystrophy, split cord malformation, cerebral palsy).
- Listed for additional procedures in the surgery for the lengthening of the plantarflexors.
- Awaiting further investigations or neurology assessment for toe walking pattern.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 9 2024
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06610591
Start Date
September 9 2024
End Date
September 1 2026
Last Update
September 24 2024
Active Locations (2)
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1
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Tooting, London, United Kingdom, SW17 0QT
2
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, OX3 9DU