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Whether adding heel raise increases walking performance of patients with low level spinal cord injury?

Effectiveness of footwear modification on walking performance of patients with Cauda Equina lesion-A pilot interventional study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/01/017193
Enrollment
20
Registered
2019-01-22
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: G952- Other and unspecified cord compression

Interventions

Intervention1: Addition of 1cm heel raise in the patients bilateral footwear: 1 cm heel raise will be added to the patients bilateral floaters footwear. This will be kept at the bottom. hard foam mate

Sponsors

Christian Medical College
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: People with bilateral plantar flexor weakness following cauda equina lesion All patients with traumatic or non-traumatic cauda equina cause Able to walk independently without physical assistance(walking index score for spinal cord injury version II level 20) Less than 2 years post injury

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with calcaneal ulcers Patients with neuropathic ankle joint Severe dorsiflexor tightness Any premorbid or congenital lower limb deformities

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Gait parameters 1. Stride length 2. Cadence 3. Gait speed 4. Timed up and go testTimepoint: All of the following Gait parameters will be measured before and after the addition of heel raise. post measurement will be done after one day of practice 1. Stride length 2. Cadence 3. Gait speed 4. Timed up and go test

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NilTimepoint: Nil

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSenthil Velkumar

Christian Medical College

senthil@cmcvellore.ac.in9994767824

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026