Clinical trials: Idiopathic Toe-walking
Idiopathic Toe Walking
Defining Treatment Outcomes and Genetic Architecture in Idiopathic Toe Walking*
To compare and contrast the clinical, gait and parent-reported outcomes following either non-operative (casting) or operative treatment for children with idiopathic toe walking (ITW) and determine whether there are specific genes…
- Trial name
- ITW (NCT06305689)
- Testing
- Surgery, Serial Casting
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Shriners Hospitals for Children
Idiopathic Toe Walking, Gait Disorders in Children
Evaluation of Postural Control in Children With Idiopathic Toe Walking
The aim of this study is to evaluate postural control in children with idiopathic toe walking using computerized dynamic posturography (Biodex Balance System), which is reported to be a reliable and valid instrument for detecting…
- Conditions
- Idiopathic Toe Walking, Gait Disorders in Children, Postural Control, Postural Stability
- Trial name
- NCT04200924
- Testing
- Biodex Balance System, Balance Error Scoring System (BESS)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bezmialem Vakif University
Equinus Contracture
A Needle Technique for Achilles Tendon Lengthening in Pediatric Patients: A Prospective Study on Efficacy, Safety, and Feasibility
For years, we have used a minimally invasive and biological variant of Achilles tendon lengthening using a needle inserted into the Achilles tendon so that it is weakened and can be gradually stretched to the desired length.
- Trial name
- NCT06912061
- Testing
- Needle tendon lengthening technique
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Vestre Viken Hospital Trust
Gait Disorders in Children, Cerebral Palsy Spastic Diplegia
Comparison of Walking Parameters Between Idiopathic Toe Walking and Independent Walking Diparetic Cerebral Palsy
The aim of the observational study is to compare static, kinematic and kinetic parameters with normal gait parameters in cases with Idiopathic toe walking (ITW) and Diparetic Cerebral Palsy (DCP) who have Gross Motor Function…
- Trial name
- NCT06142721
- Testing
- 3D Gait Analysis
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biruni University
Idiopathic Toe-walking
Botulinum Toxin A for Idiopathic Toe-walking
The purpose of this study is to determine whether botulinum toxin A (BTX) adds a favourable effect to treatment of idiopathic toe-walking with below knee walking casts.
- Trial name
- NCT01590693
- Testing
- Botulinum toxin A
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Idiopathic Toe-walking
Efficacy of Surgery for Idiopathic Toe Walking
BACKGROUND: For children who walk on their tip toes, surgery is often done to lengthen their Achilles Tendon. However, there is little research to help children's surgeons choose which children with idiopathic toe walking should…
- Trial name
- FOREFOOT (NCT06610591)
- Testing
- Achilles Lengthening Surgery
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Idiopathic Toe Walking
Trial of a Botulinum A Toxin (Botox) Injection in the Gastrocnemius Muscle in Children With Idiopathic Toe Walking
The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of Botox and casting to placebo and casting for reducing toe walking problems in children who are idiopathic toe walkers.
- Trial name
- NCT00175669
- Testing
- Botox injections
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Idiopathic Toe Walking, Cerebral Palsy
The Effect of Targeting the Plantaris Muscle-tendon in Surgical Correction of Ankle Equinus in Children
Tight ankle muscles can produce ankle equinus (limited ability to pull the foot upward) and occur often in children, significantly impacting their ability to walk.
- Conditions
- Idiopathic Toe Walking, Cerebral Palsy, Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- Plantaris Sx (NCT07090057)
- Testing
- Tendoachilles (TA) lengthening or gastrocnemius (GN) recession, then Plantaris tenotomy, Plantaris tenotomy, then Tendoachilles (TA) lengthening or gastrocnemius (GN) recession
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Idiopathic Toe Walking
Kinesio Taping Effectiveness on Idiopathic Toe Walking
Idiopathic Toe Walking (ITW) is a diagnosis normally of exclusion and likely, consequently, is approached in vastly varying ways of intervention, including serial casting, Botox injections and physical therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT02025582
- Testing
- Kinesio Tape of the Ankle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Exercise, Rehabilitation
The Turkish Validity and Reliability of "Toe Walking Scale" in Children With Idiopathic Toe Walking
In clinics, many scales have been developed to examine daily living activities and function in children with idiopatic toe walking.
- Conditions
- Exercise, Rehabilitation, Reliability, Validity
- Trial name
- NCT03596021
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bezmialem Vakif University
Gait Disorder, Sensorimotor
Idiopathic Toe-Walking Position Sensation
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of plantar two-point discrimination on hip-knee-ankle position sense in children with toe walking.The main questions it aims to answer are: Are two-point discrimination and light…
- Trial name
- NCT05692791
- Testing
- Two-point Discrimination Test, Semmes-Weinstein monofilament test
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi
Idiopathic Toe-walking
Elastographic Assessment of Gastrocnemius Muscle Structure in Children With Idiopathic Toe Walking
Idiopathic toe walking (ITW) is a gait pattern characterized by the absence of heel strike during the stance phase and incomplete foot contact with the ground.
- Trial name
- NCT07163520
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
Idiopathic Toe Walking
The Effect of Serial Casting and Physical Therapy in Children With Idiopathic Toe Walking
Children who continue to walk on their tiptoes after developing a heel-toe gait normally are diagnosed with idiopathic toe walking (ITW).
- Trial name
- NCT06010485
- Testing
- Serial Casting, Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital