Night casting and stretching to improve function in people with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12605000011684

Enrollment

Registered

2005-07-15

Start date

2005-05-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Night casting and stretching group: removable plaster casts worn at night for 8 hours, every night for 4 weeks. Night casting is followed by a daily stretching program, conducted at home for 4 weeks.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

7 Years to 20 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease of any type; aged 7-20 years; restricted dorsiflexion range of motion

Exclusion criteria

Previous surgery to foot or ankle, recent ankle sprain or fracture to either foot, stretching program within last 2 months.

Outcome results