Clinical trials: Foot/Ankle
Injuries, Ankle, Sprain of Foot
Multisegmented Foot Motion in Patients With Lateral Ankle Sprains and Chronic Ankle Instability
Lateral ankle sprains (LAS) and chronic ankle instability (CAI) are common musculoskeletal injuries that are a result of inversion injury during sport.
- Trial name
- NCT02697461
- Testing
- Intrinsic Foot Strengthening, Joint Mobilization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Pain, Ankle Injuries
Erector Spinae Plane Block and Ankle and Foot Surgery
Regional anesthesia is commonly used in orthopedic and surgical procedures in ankle and foot surgery to manage pain. The ultrasound-guided nerve block is a safe and effective regional anesthesia technique that provides effective…
- Trial name
- NCT05708742
- Testing
- Ultrasound, Bupivacaine Hydrochloride, saline solution
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fayoum University Hospital
Foot Surgery, Ankle Surgery
Pre-post Spinal Popliteal Block
This is a retrospective chart review to determine the non-inferiority of performing lower extremity peripheral nerve block placement under spinal anesthesia compared to its pre-spinal counterpart.
- Trial name
- NCT05354791
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Lower Limb; Fusion, Congenital, Lower Limb Fracture
Investigating Auto Adjusting Dynamic AFO
Offloading Ankle Foot Orthoses (AFOs) are devices designed for people following lower-limb reconstruction to restore mobility by reducing mechanical loading through the injury site and redistributing it proximally.
- Conditions
- Lower Limb; Fusion, Congenital, Lower Limb Fracture, Ankle Foot Injury
- Trial name
- NCT04623853
- Testing
- Variable Stiffness AFO
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Postural Balance, Rehabilitation
Changes in Plantar Preassures and Ankle Range of Motion After the Technique of Neuromeningeal Mobilization
Neuromeningeal mobilization or neurodynamics is a movement-based technique whose purpose is to restore peri- and intraneural homeostasis (1).
- Conditions
- Postural Balance, Rehabilitation, Foot, Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT05190224
- Testing
- Neural mobilization of the deep peroneal, posterior tibial and medial medial and lateral dorsocutaneous nerves.
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayuben Private Clinic
Aging
Effects of Otago Exercise Combined With Short-Foot Exercise in Older Adults
The Otago Exercise Programme is a multicomponent exercise approach targeting strength, balance, and mobility in older adults. Short-foot exercises are designed to improve intrinsic foot muscle activation and medial longitudinal…
- Trial name
- NCT07870486
- Testing
- Otago Exercise Programme, Otago Exercise Programme + Short-Foot Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pamukkale University
Exercise, Aerobic Exercise
Acute Effects of Trampoline Exercises
The aim of the study is to investigate the acute effects of trampoline exercises on balance, proprioception, vertical jump and cognitive functions.
- Trial name
- NCT05345535
- Testing
- Trampoline exercise, Walking
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hasan Kalyoncu University
Traumatic Amputation of Lower Extremity
Effects of Wearing a Powered Ankle-Foot Prosthesis on Amputee Walking
Amputees wearing a conventional prosthesis require 20-30% more metabolic energy to walk at the same speeds as non-amputees and this discrepancy is more apparent at faster walking speeds.
- Trial name
- NCT00869947
- Testing
- Powered ankle-foot prosthesis, No device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Healthy, Ankle Foot Orthosis (AFO)
Reliability of Force Measurement Within the Carbon Fiber Orthosis Proximal Cuff
The primary purpose of this research study is to determine if forces within carbon fiber custom dynamic orthoses (CDOs) can be reliability assessed using Loadpad and Loadsol force measuring sensors (Novel GMBH, St. Paul, MN).
- Conditions
- Healthy, Ankle Foot Orthosis (AFO), Peripheral Neuropathy
- Trial name
- CuffForce (NCT06127264)
- Testing
- Carbon Fiber Custom Dynamic Orthosis (CDO)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Chronic Tendinopathy
Percutaneous Needle Tenotomy (PNT) Versus Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) With PNT in the Treatment of Chronic Tendinosis
Tendinopathy is a clinical syndrome of chronic pain and tendon degeneration that impairs a person's ability to perform daily activities and recreation.
- Trial name
- NCT01833598
- Testing
- PNT + PRP, PNT alone
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Healthy
Effect of a Newly Developed Brace on Foot Biomechanics.
For this interventional study the investigators will recruit a number of healthy volunteers with no symptoms in their lower limbs in the past 6 months and without history of foot and/or ankle conditions and/or surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT05819567
- Testing
- Newly Developed Ankle Brace
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Ankle Arthroplasty, Prosthesis User
3D X-ray Motion Analysis of Ankle-foot Motion After Total Ankle Arthroplasty
Patients who have had a total ankle joint replacement surgery typically have limited movement in their ankles possibly due to the fact that commonly used ankle joint prosthetic devices only allow limited axes of motion.
- Conditions
- Ankle Arthroplasty, Prosthesis User, Joint Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03575975
- Testing
- Total Ankle Replacement Prosthesis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgia Institute of Technology
Geriatric, Foot Ankle Injuries
Foot And Ankle Proprıoceptıve Exercıse Program
This study will be conducted to evaluate whether the foot and ankle proprioceptive exercise program contributes to foot posture, physical performance and fall incidence in geriatric individuals.
- Conditions
- Geriatric, Foot Ankle Injuries, Exercise, Fall in Nursing Home
- Trial name
- NCT07522827
- Testing
- home exercise, Foot and ankle proprioceptive exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara University
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
The Effect Of Acupressure and Foot Exercise on Ankle Brachial Index in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes
This study was planned with a randomized controlled experimental design to examine the effects of acupressure and ankle exercises on ankle brachial index in individuals with Type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT06271382
- Testing
- Acupressure Group, Foot Ankle Exercise Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
Adult ALL, Healthy
Heel Wedges and Carbon Fiber Custom Dynamic Orthoses to Control Knee Biomechanics
The proposed study evaluates the effect of medial and lateral wedges and carbon fiber custom dynamic orthoses (CDOs) on lower limb forces and motion during walking.
- Trial name
- CDOKNEEpilot (NCT05209360)
- Testing
- Medial or Lateral Wedge, Carbon Fiber Custom Dynamic Orthosis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Stroke, Ankle Injuries
A Powered Ankle Foot Rehabilitation Orthosis
Ankle rehabilitation training becomes a tough question for the patients with ankle joint injuries especially with the hemiplegia after stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT01942772
- Testing
- Ankle-Foot Orthosis
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beijing Institute of Technology
Plantar Fasciitis
Observation on the Efficacy of Improving Ankle Dorsiflexion Limitation in Patients With Plantar Fasciitis
This study aims to design a randomized controlled trial to treat plantar fasciitis by combining conventional rehabilitation with the improvement of ankle dorsiflexion function, and to explore its clinical efficacy by combining…
- Trial name
- NCT06542211
- Testing
- Intervention plan for improving ankle dorsiflexion limitation group (experimental group), Plantar fasciitis routine rehabilitation group
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University Third Hospital
Diabetes, Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease
Evaluate the Correlation of NIRS, ABI, Exercise, baPWV and Albuminuria With Peripheral Artery Occlusion Disease (PAD) and Other Atherosclerosis Outcomes
By utilizing Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), the local blood flow, tissue oxygenation (StO2), and recovery time of ischemic leg; can be determined.
- Trial name
- NCT03378024
- Testing
- oscillometric (Omron Colin co)
- Volunteers
- 650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Range of Motion, Running
Effect of Whole-body Vibration on the Ankle Joint, Plantar Pressure, and Running Paramethers
The main purpose of this study was the assessment of whole-body vibration warm-up, modified drop jumps, and combination of both on the range of motion of dorsiflexion in the ankle joint and running time.
- Conditions
- Range of Motion, Running, Gait
- Trial name
- NCT06227312
- Testing
- LADY 1 Pro, New Life Balance, exercises
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport
Foot Injuries and Disorders
SCANLOAD: The Effect of Limb Loading on Lower Limb Geometry
Orthotists currently use a range of weight bearing conditions when casting or scanning a patient's limb during the Ankle foot orthosis (AFO) fitting process.
- Trial name
- NCT04600102
- Testing
- Structure Sensor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa