The Contribution of Heels for Walking Quality Among Children With Muscular Dystrophy

Completed

• Conditions: Step Time and Length Variability; Step Time and Length; Symmetry; Gait Velocity; Heart Rate
• Interventions: Device: adding a heel

• Registration Number: NCT01638169
• Lead Sponsor: Alyn Pediatric & Adolescent Rehabilitation Hospital

Brief Summary

During the stand phase the DMD foot is too plantarflexed in addition patients adopt a higher flexion and abduction of the hip in order to advance the swinging limb. The aim of this work is to assess the immediate contribution of heels for these walking disturbance in children with muscular dystrophy disease.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2012-07-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-07-10
• Study First Posted: 2012-07-11
• Study Start: 2013-05
• Primary Completion: 2013-12
• Study Completion: 2013-12
• Status Verified: 2015-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-04-07
• Last Update Posted: 2016-04-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 11

Inclusion Criteria

• age >6 yrs
• walk without heel strike

Exclusion Criteria

• cannot understand simple instructions

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
20 children with DMD	adding a heel	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
gait parameters	pre and post heels adj.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Alyn; 🇮🇱 Jerusalem, Israel