Deformity of the Forefoot in Children With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy

Completed

• Conditions: Cerebral Palsy; Forefoot Adductus

• Registration Number: NCT05662046
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Brest

Brief Summary

Midfoot and backfoot deformities are well described in children with Cerebral palsy. However, data regarding forefoot deformities in Cerebral palsy remain scarce in a population were foot deformities are the most frequent musculo-skeletal deformities.

Detailed Description

Foot deformities are the most frequent musculo-skeletal deformities in children with Cerebral palsy. Pain starts in the foot, especially during gait in Cerebral Palsy Children (GMFCS I and II) and induce gait limitations, balance disorders, wounds, aesthetic disorders and difficulties to support shoes.

Metatarsus Adductus is the most common foot deformity in children with or without disorder, occuring on 1-2/1000 births. In 4 to 14% of the children, evolution is not favorable at 5 years. In that case, the diagnostic of Cerebral palsy have to be considered.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-06-14
• Primary Completion: 2018-06-14
• Study Completion: 2018-06-14
• Study First Submitted: 2019-03-28
• Status Verified: 2022-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-12-14
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-12-14
• Study First Posted: 2022-12-22
• Last Update Posted: 2022-12-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 52

Inclusion Criteria

• Child who benefit a standardised clinical evaluation before a 3D Gait Analysis with forefoot deformity measure
• Child age less than 18 years old
• Child with left or right unilateral cerebral palsy
• Walking child ( GMFCS score I, II or III)
• In case of several 3D Gait Analysis for the child: the 3D gait analysis was chosen first before any local spasticity treatment with botulinic toxin injection or the 3D gait evaluation the more far from local spastica treatment with botulinic toxin injection was chosen in second .

Exclusion Criteria

• Hemiplegia due to another etiology
• History of lower limb or foot surgery before the clinical evaluation
• Local spasticy treatment with botulinic toxin injection less than 3 months before the clinical evaluation
• Participation refusal

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measure of the forefoot deformity prevalence in plegia and non-plegia foot during gait in unilateral cerebral palsy children	1 day	we report in our population the forefoot axis measured by the angle between the heel bisector and the axis between the second and third metatarsal.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anthropometric factors (age) associated with forefoot deformities on plegia side in walking children with unilateral Cerebral Palsy.	1 day	we report the age (years mean, standard deviation) of the patients CP
functional factors associated with forefoot deformities on plegia side in walking children with unilateral Cerebral Palsy.	1 day	we report the GMFCS score of the patients cerebral palsy : GMFCS 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 (4-5 non ambulant 1-3 ambulant children)
Motricity factors associated with forefoot deformities on plegia side in walking children with unilateral Cerebral Palsy.	1 day	we report the motricity of lower limb muscle ( Boyd scale and MRC evaluation)
Anthropometric factors (type of cerebral palsy)associated with forefoot deformities on plegia side in walking children with unilateral Cerebral Palsy.	1 day	we report the plegia side of the patients cerebral palsy : right or left
biomechanical osteoarticular factors associated with forefoot deformities on plegia side in walking children with unilateral Cerebral Palsy.	1 day	we report biomechanical osteoarticular factors : hindfoot axis, foot dorsiflexion, footprint, tibial torsion, femoral antetorsion, leg length inequality) , Spasticity of lower limb muscle (Modified Ashworth Scale and Tardieu Scale) and Motricity of lower limb muscle ( Boyd scale and MRC evaluation)
Anthropometric factors (sexe) associated with forefoot deformities on plegia side in walking children with unilateral Cerebral Palsy.	1 day	we report the sexe of the patients (female or male)
Spasticity factors associated with forefoot deformities on plegia side in walking children with unilateral Cerebral Palsy.	1 day	we report the Spasticity of lower limb muscle (Modified Ashworth Scale and Tardieu Scale)

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Houx; 🇫🇷 Brest, France

PRIGENT; 🇫🇷 Concarneau, France