The impact of podiatric intervention on the quality of life and pain in children and adolescents with hypermobility.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Generalised joint hypermobility; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623000688684
• Lead Sponsor: ewcastle University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2023-04-10
• Study Start: 2023-06-26
• Last Update Posted: 4 July 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 53

Inclusion Criteria

Children diagnosed with Generalised Joint hypermobility (GJH) were included if they were aged between 5 and 18 years with a Beighton Score of 5/9 or more (post-pubertal adolescents) and 6/9 or more (children and pre-pubertal adolescents), they experienced lower limb pain for at least one month in one or more joints and reported at least 2/10 pain level on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) during the week prior to the recruitment.

Exclusion Criteria

Children with other chronic musculoskeletal, neurological, developmental, behavioural or syndromic conditions unrelated to their GJH were excluded. Also, children with recent physical trauma not related to symptomatic hypermobility, and children unable to walk or follow instructions, as well as those with contraindications to wearing orthotics (e.g. previous triple arthrodesis surgery), were deemed ineligible for this study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified