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Hamstring lengthening vs. Hamstring lengthening and transfer for treating Knee Flexion Deformity in Cerebral Palsy - A comparative study

Comparison of Medial Hamstring Lengthening with Combined Hamstring Lengthening and Semi-tendinosus Transfer for treatment of Knee Flexion Deformity in Cerebral Palsy - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/05/067655
Enrollment
30
Registered
2024-05-20
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-13

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical Health Condition 2: G801- Spastic diplegic cerebral palsy Health Condition 3: G802- Spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy

Interventions

Intervention1: Combined Medial Hamstring Lengthening and Semi-tendinosus Transfer surgery: Intra-muscular tenotomy of the Gracilis, Fractional lengthening of the Semi-membranosus, and transfer of the

Sponsors

Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients aged 7-12 years old, diagnosed with spastic hemiplegic/diplegic Cerebral Palsy with Knee flexion deformity (of all degrees of severity) of unilateral/bilateral knees showing flexed knee gait

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with GMFCS Score greater than 3, Patients with history of past surgical intervention for knee deformity correction, Patients with cognitive disorders or syndromes

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Proportion of patients with completely corrected knee flexion deformityTimepoint: 3 weeks, 3 months, 6 months post-op—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Change in bilateral popliteal angle Timepoint: 3 weeks, 3 months, 6 months post-op;Post-op Anterior Pelvic TiltTimepoint: 3 weeks, 3 months, 6 months post-op;Change in GMFCS ScoreTimepoint: 3 weeks, 3 months, 6 months post-op;Improvement in gaitTimepoint: 3 weeks, 3 months, 6 months post-op;Change in flexion deformityTimepoint: 3 weeks, 3 months, 6 months post-op;Change in popliteal angleTimepoint: 3 weeks, 3 months, 6 months post-op—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Utkarsh Singhal

Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, New Delhi

avimukta2@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

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