Efficacy of a modified ankle foot orthosis as an adjunct to foot abduction brace in prevention of clubfoot relapses in ponseti management at the university teaching hospital in Lusaka, Zambia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202502554262049

Enrollment

Registered

2025-02-05

Start date

2024-05-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

ankle foot orthosis as an adjunct to foot abduction brace

foot abduction brace

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: •Patients with idiopathic clubfoot that have completed the correction phase and are in the maintenance phase. •Patients who are able to stand without support or with minimal support •Both genders from minimum 1 year old to maximum 3 years of age.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: •Patients with syndromic and neuropathic clubfoot •Patients treated by surgical procedures and not ponseti

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Range of motion, functional activity	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Proportion of relapses	—

Countries

Zambia

Contacts

Public ContactEsther Mwale

Physiotherapist

sthrmwale8@gmail.com+260976086078

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026