Splint: The efficacy of orthotic management in rest in children with cerebral palsy, a randomised controlled trial.
- Conditions
- Cerebral palsy, cerebrale parese, children, kinderen, ankle range of motion deficits, enkel range of motion beperking, muscle shortening, spierverkorting
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON27440
- Lead Sponsor
- VU University Medical CenterDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine
- Brief Summary
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- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 66
Inclusion Criteria
Children are included if:
1. They have a clinical diagnosis of unilateral or bilateral spastic CP;
Exclusion Criteria
Children are excluded if:
1. Surgery of the Gastrocnemius and/or Soleus muscle has been performed in the past;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Ankle range of motion, measured with a dynamometer.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Maximal knee extension in stance during barefoot gait; <br /><br>2. Maximal knee extension in stance during gait with shoes and AFOs;<br /><br>3. Ankle dorsiflexion in mid stance during barefoot gait;<br /><br>4. The level of mobility;<br /><br>5. Morphological parameters.