Clinical trials: Foot & Ankle
Foot Injuries, Ankle Injuries
The Safety of Reusing Walking Boot Components for Patients Recovering From Acute Foot and Ankle Injuries
The investigators primary purposes is to determine the safety of reusing a specific durable medical equipment (DME) item (walking boots) components for patients recovering from acute foot and ankle injuries.
- Trial name
- NCT07287969
- Testing
- New durable medical equipment (DME) walking boot, Re-used durable medical equipment (DME) walking boot
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Ankle Injuries
A Prospective Study Comparing Different Clinical Decision Rules in Adult and Pediatric Ankle Trauma
Comparison of the reliability of different examination techniques to detect fractures in patients with ankle trauma.
- Trial name
- LEFO (NCT01205841)
- Testing
- Ottawa Ankle and Foot Rules, Buffalo Rule, Ottawa Ankle and Foot Rules + application of a tuning fork to the distal fibula and tibia
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Calcaneal Spur
Evaluation Of Balance And Ankle Proprioception In Calcaneal Spur Patients
this study will be conducted to investigate the difference in balance and ankle proprioception between calcaneus spur patients and age matched normal subjects
- Trial name
- CS (NCT06740617)
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Chronic Stroke
Use of Plantar Flexion Resistant Ankle-Foot Orthosis in Stroke Patients With Genurecurvatum Gait
Hypothesis 1: Ho: Ankle-foot orthosis, which fixes the ankle at different angles (3 degrees dorsiflexion - 5 degrees dorsiflexion), has no effect on knee hyperextension control in stroke patients with genurecurvatum gait.
- Trial name
- NCT06394635
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Ankle Fractures
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in Foot and Ankle Surgery
This is a pilot randomized controlled trial, wherein the intervention group will undergo NMES five days a week beginning three weeks postoperative and lasting for ten weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT06370325
- Testing
- VPOD Wireless Tens Unit, Physical Therapy, Biodex
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Diabetic Neuropathy
Can Ultrasound Predict Nerve Injury Following Posterior Tibial Nerve Block in Patients With Peripheral Neuropathy?
The use of regional anesthesia for nerve block in diabetic patients with peripheral neuropathy is currently made on a case-by-case basis, also remains underlying uncertainty regarding the preferred technique and the likelihood of…
- Trial name
- NCT01002053
- Testing
- Nerve conduction study and Ultrasound of the PTN
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Amputation
Influence Of A Slope Adaptive Foot On Participation Of Veterans With Lower-Limb Amputations
Veterans with below-knee amputations are limited by prosthetic feet that cannot adapt to sloped and uneven terrain. This limitation results in reduced mobility, reduced balance confidence, and a higher risk of falls among some…
- Trial name
- NCT07266077
- Testing
- Fillauer Slope Adaptive Foot, Fillauer Motion Foot SLX
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Foot Deformity, Hallux Deformity
The Turkish Version of the AOFAS Hallux MTP-IP
The American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society hallux metatarsophalangeal-interphalangeal joint scale (AOFAS Hallux MTP-IP) is originally developed in English to evaluate the pain, function and alignment in patients with hallux…
- Conditions
- Foot Deformity, Hallux Deformity, Assessment, Self, Orthopedic Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT05258695
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Hallux Valgus
Medial Forefoot Block for Analgesia After Foot Surgery
Forefoot surgery includes bunion surgery and similar reconstructive bone cutting surgery and is very painful. Local anaesthetic nerve blocks are used to provide pain relief after this work.
- Trial name
- NCT01445249
- Testing
- Landmark guided ankle block., PNS guided block.
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Stroke, Hemiplegia
Functional Electrical Stimulation for Footdrop in Hemiparesis
The objective of this research is to determine if electrical stimulation can improve the strength and coordination of the lower limb muscles, and the walking ability of stroke survivors.
- Trial name
- NCT00148343
- Testing
- Odstock Dropped-Foot Stimulator (ODFS), Conventional Standard of Care, Traditional Physical Therapy Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- MetroHealth Medical Center
Healthy
Comparative Effect of Training Methods to Reduce Forefoot Loading in Carbon Fiber Custom Dynamic Orthoses
Carbon fiber custom dynamic orthoses (CDOs) include a full-length footplate, a stiff posterior spring, and a cuff that wraps around the leg below the knee.
- Trial name
- CDOTrain (NCT07889765)
- Testing
- Carbon Fiber Custom Dynamic Orthosis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jason Wilken
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
Rheumatoid Arthritis of Ankle, Ultrasound Therapy; Complications
Combined Effect of Underwater Ultrasound
This randomised controlled trial aims to investigate the effects of underwater ultrasound therapy and customised foot insoles in RA patients.
- Trial name
- NCT06753552
- Testing
- Underwater US, CFO
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi
Diabetes; Neuropathy, Polyneuropathy (Manifestation)
FOot CAre and Exercises ImplementatioN for People With Diabetes in Primary Care
The main objective of this type 2 hybrid implementation effectiveness trial is to implement a contextually appropriate preventive intervention for 12 weeks face to face group foot and ankle exercises for people with diabetic foot…
- Trial name
- FOCAIN (NCT05639478)
- Testing
- Foot-related exercises
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 356 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Cerebral Palsy
Compliance in Children With Cerebral Palsy Supplied With AFOs
Children with cerebral palsy are frequently supplied with Ankle Foot Orthoses (AFOs) to aid their walking. There are huge benefits to patients in staying physically active into adulthood but this becomes more challenging as…
- Trial name
- NCT04081675
- Testing
- Ankle Foot Orthosis (AFO)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Trust
Walking Aided by a Leg Brace in Stroke Subjects
Comparison of the Functional Walking Outcomes of Two Settings of a Commercially Available AFO in Adult Stroke Patients
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how two different settings of a commercially available ankle foot brace affect how stroke patients walk.
- Trial name
- NCT02122783
- Testing
- ADR™ brace resistance, Conventional brace resistance (using hard stops)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
Deformity, Foot
Assessment of Surgical Correction of Deformity in Diabetic Charcot Arthropathy of the Foot and Ankle
The surgical techniques described in the literature for surgical management of diabetic charcot arthropathy of the foot and ankle include simple exostectomy, open reduction and internal fixation of neuropathic fractures, external…
- Trial name
- NCT04039308
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Kerolos Maged
Rotator Cuff Repair, Ankle Arthroplasty or Arthrodesis
Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation: A Department of Defense Funded Pragmatic Clinical Trial
Postoperative pain is usually treated with opioids that have undesirable and sometimes dangerous side effects (e.g., vomiting and respiratory depression)-and yet over 80% of patients still experience inadequate pain relief.
- Conditions
- Rotator Cuff Repair, Ankle Arthroplasty or Arthrodesis, Hallux Valgus (Bunion) Resection
- Trial name
- NCT04713098
- Testing
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Spastic Cerebral Palsy (sCP), Acquired Brain Injury
Impact of AFOs on the GMF of Children With CP or ABI
Children with cerebral palsy (CP) or an acquired brain injury (ABI) are often prescribed ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) to correct impairments of muscles and/or to prevent contractures and bony deformities.
- Trial name
- NCT06930963
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Pain
Brief Mindfulness for Foot and Ankle Pain
This is a single-site, four-arm, parallel-group randomized clinical trial (RCT). The clinical effects of three different formats of a very brief (i.e., 3 minute), audio-recorded mindfulness intervention for foot and ankle…
- Trial name
- NCT05939843
- Testing
- Pain Coping Information, Mindfulness Practice (alone), Mindfulness Introduction + Mindfulness Practice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah