A comparison of functional motor skills in children aged five to seven years with non-operatively treated CTEV versus age and gender matched controls

niversity of Melbourne0 sites15 target enrollmentJuly 14, 2011

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who.int

Start Date

July 14, 2011

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

6 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Sponsor

niversity of Melbourne

•Children with CTEV who have undergone treatment using a nonoperative method of correction , who have completed treatment and who are aged between 5 and 6 years.

•Children whose CTEV is related to some other syndrome. e.g. spina bifida, sacral agenesis, arthrogryposis.
•Children who have a history of difficult delivery, prematurity, developmental delay or low tone.
•Children who have a co\-existing medical diagnosis known to affect motor abilities i.e. Developmental
•Coordination Dysfunction (DCD), Attention Hyperactivity Deficit disorder (ADHD), autism, or other diagnosed syndromes.
•Children not able to cooperate with the testing, for any reason.
•Children who within the course of treatment were considered to have had a relapse/recurrence necessitating additional treatment or surgical intervention above what the method describes. (Currently while considered primarily non\-operative, the vast majority of children undergoing treatment method do undergo a percutaneous elongation of the tendo\-achilles (ETA) .