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Study to compare improvement in children with Clubfoot while putting casts once weekly versus twice weekly

Accelerated versus standard Ponseti technique in the management of Congenital Talipes Equinovarus: a Randomised controlled trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/04/084437
Enrollment
16
Registered
2025-04-08
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-28

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: Q660- Congenital talipes equinovarus

Interventions

Intervention1: Group A Accelerated Ponseti: Serial casting by Ponseti Method will be done for the child twice weekly. All patients will be treated using Ponseti method of manipulation and casting. Bef

Sponsors

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age of child less than 1 year Presence of unilateral or bilateral idiopathic CTEV Parents of child must give consent to take part in study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Child having age more than 1 year Previously treated with plaster cast application or any other method Previously operated for clubfoot Atypical, syndromic or secondary clubfoot Parents of the child not giving consent to take part in study. Child who only require manipulation of foot without casting

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
number of casts applied in both methods number of days taken for improvement Change in Pirani score change in Foot Bimalleolar angle (FBA)Timepoint: All patients will be followed up for a period of twelve months, on monthly basis for the first 6 months and then once every 2 months.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
number of patients requiring tenotomy for both methods number of relapse cases number of children requiring second tenotomyTimepoint: All patients will be followed up for a period of twelve months, on monthly basis for the first 6 months and then once every 2 months.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Arvind Kumar Sharma

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli

arvindkgmu25@gmail.com6388930133

Outcome results

None listed

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