Orthotics for Treatment of Symptomatic Flat Feet in Children - The OSTRICH study

niversity of York0 sites134 target enrollmentMay 18, 2020

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

May 18, 2020

End Date

August 31, 2023

Last Updated

2 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

niversity of York

•1\. Are aged between 6 and 14 years, inclusive
•2\. Have one or both symptomatic pes planus\*
•3\. The child and/or parent/legal guardian is able to speak, write and understand English
•4\. The parent/legal guardian is able to give informed consent
•\*Symptomatic pes planus is described as the manifestation of foot and lower limb symptoms, secondary to altered foot alignment (reduced medial longitudinal arch, everted rearfoot and abducted forefoot). The diagnosis will be made pragmatically, by treating clinicians in line with current practice.
•Eligibility for the Birthday card SWAT
•All participants recruited into the host trial will be eligible to take part in this SWAT.

•1\. Have a history of major trauma or fracture to lower leg (below knee)
•2\. Have pes planus secondary to any systematic condition/syndrome\*\*/malignancy
•3\. Have a history of foot and/or ankle surgery
•4\. Require an ankle\-foot orthosis or other lower limb device
•5\. Have previously received treatment for pes planus
•\*\* This does not exclude children with hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD) where the manifestation is non\-syndromic and isolated (L\-HSD), peripheral (P\-HSD) or generalised hypermobility (G\-HSD)
•Eligibility for the Birthday card SWAT
•Participants will be excluded from this study if they have asked to be withdrawn from the main OSTRICH study.