Effects of VHO brace treatment on the improving balance ability of lower limbs in elderly subjects with pincer nails

Effects of VHO brace treatment on the improving balance ability of lower limbs in elderly subjects with pincer nails - Effects of VHO brace treatment in elderly subjects with pincer nails

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-jRCTs052210172

Enrollment

Registered

2022-02-10

Start date

2022-02-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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

Conditions

pincer nails Nail diseases

Interventions

VHO(V:virtuose, H:human, O:orthonyxie) treatment (nail braces)

D001915

braces

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Include the subjects who fulfill all of the below. (1) eldery aged over or equal to 65 years (2) patients who consent for participating in this study, understand the procedure, and can answer the all question properly (3) patients suffered from pincer nail and the hight index is greater than or equal to 30%

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclude the subjects who meet any of the below. (1) patients accompanied with ingrown nails (2) patients needs other treatments besides VHO because of anormal nail (thickness / vulnerability) or anormal skin around a pincer nail (3) patients with mobile restriction of lower limbs due to central nervous disease (4) patients with mobile restriction of lower limbs due to orthopedic disease (5) obese patients

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
COP (central of pressure) traveled area (cm2)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
nail curve rate, COP traveled distance(cm), deviation of COP in anterioposterior/mediolateral(%) , plantar pressure	—

Contacts

Public ContactReika Takata

Ropponmatsu Foot, Heart and Vascular clinic

r.takata.vh@adm.fukuoka-u.ac.jp+81-927073828

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026