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Prospective Evaluation of Treatment for Clubfoot

Recruiting
Conditions
Clubfoot Deformity
Interventions
Procedure: Non-surgical + surgical
Procedure: Non-Surgical
Procedure: Surgical
Registration Number
NCT02257229
Lead Sponsor
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
Brief Summary

Specific aim:

To evaluate the outcome of infants who undergo one of two nonsurgical treatment interventions

Detailed Description

PURPOSE: The purpose of this project is to help orthopaedic surgeons better understand and treat patients with a diagnosis of clubfoot. This proposed research will establish a protocol for the collection of relevant clinical and functional outcome measures on our patients with a diagnosis of clubfoot.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
2500
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients with a diagnosis of clubfoot deformity
  • Spanish speaking patients will be eligible to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
  • All patients without a diagnosis of clubfoot

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Non-surgical + surgicalNon-surgical + surgicalCorrection with casting, braces, Physical therapy, other non-surgical methods subsequently followed by Corrective Surgery
Non-SurgicalNon-SurgicalCorrection with casting, braces, Physical therapy, other non-surgical methods
SurgicalSurgicalCorrective Surgery only
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Degree of correction at initial brace wear2 months

Dimeglio scoring system will be used (score range from 0-20)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

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Dallas, Texas, United States

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