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Clinical Trials/NCT00462085
NCT00462085
Completed
Not Applicable

Muscle Activity With the Use of Ankle Foot Orthoses in Cerebral Palsy

University Children's Hospital Basel1 site in 1 country24 target enrollmentSeptember 2004
ConditionsCerebral Palsy

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Cerebral Palsy
Sponsor
University Children's Hospital Basel
Enrollment
24
Locations
1
Status
Completed
Last Updated
19 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the change in muscle activity during gait with the use of ankle foot orthoses in children diagnosed with hemiplegic cerebral palsy.

Detailed Description

A small group of children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy is investigated by 3D instrumented gait analysis. Muscle activity is measured by surface electromyography (sEMG) of selected lower limb muscle groups. Kinematic, Kinetic, and sEMG data are compared between both lower limbs walking with and without an ankle foot orthosis. Data are also compared with those of an healthy control group.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
September 2004
End Date
April 2007
Last Updated
19 years ago
Study Type
Observational
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • clinical diagnosis of spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy
  • age between 8 and 18 years
  • must have an equinus barefoot gait pattern
  • must have a heel-toe gait pattern with ankle foot orthosis
  • no prior operations

Exclusion Criteria

  • no Botulinumtoxin treatment for at least 6 months prior to investigation

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

Study Sites (1)

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