The Contribution of Heels for Walking Quality Among Children With Muscular Dystrophy

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01638169

Enrollment

Registered

2012-07-11

Start date

2013-05-31

Completion date

2013-12-31

Last updated

2016-04-08

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Conditions

Gait Velocity, Heart Rate, Step Time and Length, Step Time and Length Variability, Symmetry

Brief summary

During the stand phase the DMD foot is too plantarflexed in addition patients adopt a higher flexion and abduction of the hip in order to advance the swinging limb. The aim of this work is to assess the immediate contribution of heels for these walking disturbance in children with muscular dystrophy disease.

Interventions

DEVICEadding a heel

walking with and without heels on the gaitrite system

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

6 Years to 15 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* age \>6 yrs * walk without heel strike

Exclusion criteria

* cannot understand simple instructions

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
gait parameters	pre and post heels adj.

Countries

Israel

Outcome results

None listed

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