Clinical trials: Ankle Disease
Cerebral Palsy
Orthotics in Ambulatory Cerebral Palsy
This project will examine the effect of solid ankle foot orthoses (SAFO) on day to day walking activity and life participation of ambulatory children with cerebral palsy.
- Trial name
- SAFO (NCT01527162)
- Testing
- SAFO worn, SAFO not worn
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Foot Drop, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
The Effects of Ankle Foot Orthoses on Gait Efficiency in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Foot Drop
This study is designed to see if children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who have developed foot drop during treatment for their leukemia consume less oxygen when walking with or without an ankle brace designed to support…
- Trial name
- NCT01001390
- Testing
- AFO Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Cerebral Palsy: Ankle Foot Orthoses - Footwear Combinations
Ambulatory children with cerebral palsy (CP) demonstrate altered lower limb biomechanical alignment in walking (e.g. excessive hip/knee flexion or equinus during stance) and experience walking activity limitations that negatively…
- Trial name
- CP-AFOFC (NCT03756571)
- Testing
- Ankle Foot Orthoses-Footwear Combination, Traditional Solid Ankle AFO (TSAFO)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Cerebral Palsy
Testing an Adjustable Ankle Orthosis During Walking in Cerebral Palsy
This study seeks to determine how an adjustable stiffness ankle braces affects walking performance and biomechanics in cerebral palsy.
- Trial name
- NCT06262191
- Testing
- Differential and adjustable stiffness AFO (DAS-AFO)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Northern Arizona University
Genu Varum, Genu Valgum
Retrospective Evaluation of Guided Growth Plate System Plus's Safety and Clinical Performance for the Treatment of Lower Limbs Deformities.
Orthofix is conducting this retrospective Post-market clinical follow up (PMCF) study to assess the safety and clinical performance of the Guided Growth Plate System Plus (GGPSP) device, which is a new version of the Guided…
- Conditions
- Genu Varum, Genu Valgum, Joint Diseases, Knee Deformity
- Trial name
- NCT05241691
- Testing
- Guided Growth Plate System Plus
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- Orthofix s.r.l.
Ibuprofen, Ankle Injuries
Regular vs Intermittent Dose Ibuprofen for the Treatment of Ankle Sprains in Children
Ankle sprains are common in children, and optimal pain management has not been determined. We hypothesize that children age 7-17 years of age with acute ankle sprain randomized to receive regular dose ibuprofen will show a…
- Trial name
- NCT01092676
- Testing
- Ibuprofen Regular Dosing, PRN dosing Ibuprofen
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Cerebral Palsy
Development of a Robotic Ankle Assist Device
The overall objectives of this work is to establish feasibility of a robotic ankle assist device (RAAD) to improve mobility in free-living settings and to establish the RAAD as an effective tool to provide increased dose and…
- Trial name
- NCT04516343
- Testing
- Robotic Ankle Assist Device (RAAD)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- BiOMOTUM, Inc.
Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Delay
Endermotherapy for Children With Developmental Disabilities
Children with developmental disabilities often sustain decreased range of motion in their extremities. The decrease in flexibility may be due to neuromuscular disorders such as spasticity or dystonia.
- Trial name
- NCT01207570
- Testing
- Endermotherapy, Passive manual stretching
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University