Distal Rectus Femoris Transfer as a Part of Multilevel Surgery in Children With Spastic Diplegia

Distal Rectus Femoris Transfer as a Part of Multilevel Surgery in Children With Spastic Diplegia - a Randomized Clinical Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01381198

Acronym

RectusTrans

Enrollment

Registered

2011-06-27

Start date

2007-06-30

Completion date

2011-05-31

Last updated

2011-07-11

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Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Keywords

cerebral palsy, distal rectus femoris transfer, stiff knee gait pattern, gait analysis, single event multilevel surgery, randomized trial, crouch gait

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of an additional distal rectus femoris transfer carried out as a part of single-event multilevel surgery in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy.

Interventions

PROCEDUREDistal rectus femoris transfer

Transfer of the distal rectus femoris tendon to the semitendinosus tendon.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

6 Years to 16 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* cerebral palsy * spastic diplegia * ambulatory * stiff knee gait

Exclusion criteria

* relevant previous surgery at the legs * Botulinum-toxin-injections 6 months prior surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Range of knee flexion in swing phase	prior intervention (baseline) and 1 year post intervention

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Peak knee flexion in swing phase	prior to intervention (basline) and 1 year post intervention

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026