Clinical trials: Orthosis
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
Smart AFO and 5-Azacitidine to Enhance Mobility in Children With Cerebral Palsy
This is an intervention study to investigate the impact of a smart ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) on mobility outcomes in children with Cerebral Palsy.
- Trial name
- NCT07434492
- Testing
- Smart Ankle-Foot Orthosis, 5-Azacitidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Ballet Dancers
The Improved Ballet Shoe: a Study on the Effect of an Orthosis on Pain During Dancing on Pointe Shoes
An orthosis in the ballet shoe to see if pain reduction during dancing on pointes will decrease. One group of pre-preprofessional ballet dancers will receive an orthosis and will train during four weeks with it.
- Trial name
- NCT03397927
- Testing
- orthosis
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Brace Monitoring for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS)
The overall aim of the study is to utilize a novel device and smartphone application in order to improve measurement of patient compliance with at-home bracing for scoliosis as well as create a more accurate assessment of brace…
- Trial name
- NCT03292601
- Testing
- NYRC Brace Scoliosis Monitor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Effect of Elastic Lower Extremity Orthosis on Gait and Balance in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effect of an elastic lower extremity orthosis on gait and balance in children with spastic cerebral palsy who present with an in-toeing gait pattern.
- Trial name
- NCT07122362
- Testing
- Elastic Lower Extremity Orthosis, Neurodevelopmental Therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Cerebral Palsy
International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and Lower Extremity Orthoses in Cerebral Palsy
International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is a coding system developed to describe the health status of individuals in a universal way.
- Trial name
- NCT03876730
- Testing
- ICF CP Core Set
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Non Synostotic Plagiocephaly
Effect of Usage Time of Helmet in Babies With Deformational Plagiocephaly
Investigating the optimal usage time of helmet therapy is the aim of the study. Participants will be babies with deformational plagiocephaly. Plagiocephalometric assesments will be utilize to follow improvement of head symmetry.
- Trial name
- NCT03430739
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Scoliosis; Adolescence, Pressure Area
The Effect Insoles on Functional Capacity With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Using Spinal Orthosis
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis; by problem of stabilty causes postural changes, because of this reason patient with scoliosis needs to assesment by risk of balance.
- Conditions
- Scoliosis; Adolescence, Pressure Area, Scoliosis, Orthosis
- Trial name
- NCT05479695
- Testing
- Spinal Orthoses and Insoles, Spinal Orthoses
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Cerebral Palsy, Spastic, Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
Changes in Muscle Activity of Children With Spastic Unilat Cerebral Palsy Using 2 Types of Ankle-foot Orthoses to Walk
The aim of this study is to investigate if ankle-foot orthoses affect changes in muscle activity of children with spastic unilateral cerebral palsy during walking.
- Trial name
- NCT03361930
- Testing
- Ankle-foot orthosis
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Cerebral Palsy
Ankle-foot Orthoses for Night Splinting in Children With CP: Impact on Passive Stiffness in Plantarflexors Muscles
Children with cerebral palsy present early in the childhood altered muscular properties, characterized by short muscle belly length and increased stiffness which contribute to contracture and limiting joint range of motion.
- Trial name
- NIGHTSTRETCH (NCT03686644)
- Testing
- Wearing of night splint ankle foot orthoses (phase A), No wearing of night splint ankle foot orthoses (phase B)
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Acquired Brain Injury
Experimentation of Sensorized Pseudoelastic Orthoses Produced by Additive Manufacturing
The proposed clinical investigation plan is a pivotal controlled study with two parallel groups, has a total duration of 12 months and involves the recruitment of 34 pediatric patients suffering from acquired brain injury.
- Trial name
- NCT04328857
- Testing
- pseudoelastic orthosis
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Cerebral Palsy
Investigating the Effects of Sensory Input Orthotics in Disorders of Posture and Movement
The purpose of this research study is to use tools for measuring function and movement in pediatric populations to measure the impact of input orthotic interventions in children with cerebral palsy.
- Trial name
- NCT04091594
- Testing
- Flexible orthotic, Standard orthotic
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Down Syndrome
TheraTogs Versus Reciprocal Electrical Stimulation on Children With Diplegic Cerebral Palsy: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Children with diplegic cerebral palsy exhibit postural restrictions as a result of both primary and secondary brain damage impairments. One of the main goals of cerebral palsy rehabilitation is to improve balance and stability.
- Trial name
- NCT05702632
- Testing
- 1- Reciprocal electrical stimulation, TheraTogs orthotic treatment, traditional physical therapy program
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Gait, Drop Foot
Comparison of Conventionally Manufactured AFO and Modular Customized AFO
The Investigator will investigate the difference in the gait pattern between 2 commercially available ankle foot orthoses (AFO): a) conventionally manufactured AFO and b) modular customized AFO using Industry 4.0 technology.
- Trial name
- AFO4-0 (NCT05192915)
- Testing
- Modular customized AFO
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Beat Göpfert
Crouch Gait, Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Robotic Knee Orthosis-assisted Walking in CP
Robotic exoskeletons are becoming increasingly accepted to provide upright mobility in individuals with neurological disorders. These devices can assist in overcoming gravitational forces and reduce energy consumption.
- Trial name
- NCT06887764
- Testing
- RKO-assisted walking in individuals with CP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Pectus Excavatum
Effects of Exercise Therapy on Pectus Excavatum
Pectus excavatum (PE); It is an anterior chest wall deformity, characterized by varying degrees of depression of the sternum and costal cartilage, usually occurring at birth or in the first year of life.
- Trial name
- NCT04167865
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Acibadem University
Cerebral Palsy
The Effect of Soft Orthoses on Balance and Gait Performance in Children With Cerebral Palsy
Most of the available studies that are relevant to motor rehabilitation for children with dyskinetic type of cerebral palsy are few and are comprised of small numbers of children.
- Trial name
- NCT04990193
- Testing
- Conventional Physical Therapy Protocol, TheraTog orthotic undergarment with its strapping system
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Umm Al-Qura University
Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Clinical Improvement Due to the Home Use of Agilik in Children With Cerebral Palsy
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a two month training with the Agilik powered orthosis improves the knee extension or the endurance in pediatric patients with Cerebral palsy and a crouch gait.
- Trial name
- Agilik@home (NCT06622655)
- Testing
- Powered orthosis
- Where
- 6 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Dupuytren Disease of Palm and Finger, With Contracture
Hand Therapy or Not Following Collagenase Treatment for Dupuytren's Contracture?
This study evaluates if hand therapy have an impact on the patients' preformance of and satisfaction with everyday activities or not following collagenase injection treatment for Dupuytren's contracture.
- Trial name
- NCT03580213
- Testing
- Hand therapy MCPJ affected, Hand therapy PIPJ affected
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Haukeland University Hospital
CP (Cerebral Palsy)
Tolerance of a Motorized Orthosis Reproducing Walking Movement vs Conventional Standing-up Devices in Child With CP
Cerebral palsy (CP) includes all the sensorimotor development disorders leading to balance, gait and movement disruptions. These disorders are related to lesions of the central nervous system (CNS) that occurs at birth or during…
- Trial name
- EOMEC/CP (NCT02669160)
- Testing
- PC Innowalk, Conventional passive stander
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Lille Catholic University