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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN65240228
ISRCTN65240228
Completed
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Orthotic management of the knee in neuromuscular and central nervous system conditions

niversity of York (UK)0 sites50 target enrollmentOctober 22, 2014

Overview

Phase
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Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Topic: Musculoskeletal disorders, Neurological disorders
Sponsor
niversity of York (UK)
Enrollment
50
Status
Completed
Last Updated
8 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
October 22, 2014
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
8 years ago
Study Type
Observational
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity of York (UK)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Adults (16 years and older) with a neuromuscular disorder who have impaired walking ability due primarily to instability of the knee. Neuromuscular disorder will include conditions that primarily affect the peripheral nerve, muscle and neuromuscular junction e.g. motor neurone disease, muscular dystrophy, myasthenia gravis, spinal muscular atrophy, Charcot Marie Tooth disease, polio, myopathies, inclusion body myositis. People with knee instability related to CNS conditions will also be included e.g. spinal cord injury, spina bifida, stroke.
  • 2\. People who are able to give informed consent.
  • 3\. Purposive sampling will be used to select participants for interview to reflect a range of conditions, age, sex, length of
  • time fitted with an orthosis, high and low usage, living in different regions in England.

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. People aged under 16 years.
  • 2\. People with neuromuscular disorders other than those listed in Inclusion criteria above.
  • 3\. People who are unable to give informed consent, due to cognitive impairment, or for other reasons.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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