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NCT00281359 Clinical Trial

A Comparative Study of the Effectiveness of Treatment of Contractures With Mechanically Applied Stretch and Heat.

Cerebral Palsy Clinical Trial

Official title:
A Comparative Study of the Effectiveness of Treatment of Contractures With Mechanically Applied Stretch and Heat.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data
NCT number NCT00281359
Other study ID # RL1 230
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received January 23, 2006
Last updated November 4, 2014
Start date April 2003
Est. completion date September 2006

Study information
Verified date November 2014
Source Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Trust
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority United Kingdom: Department of Health
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study is looking at new ways to stretch knee contractures in children with cerebral palsy using a specially designed splint.

Description:

When using active orthoses to treat contractures, is the effectiveness of treatment improved by heating the contracted tissue prior to treatment?

Recruitment information / eligibility
Status Completed
Enrollment 20
Est. completion date September 2006
Est. primary completion date September 2006
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 8 Years to 16 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

children with cerebral palsy -

Exclusion Criteria:

absent thermal sensation -

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Intervention

Device:
• With heat
heat pad followed by dynamic splinting
• No heat
No heat added to tissue prior to dynamic splinting

Locations
Country Name City State
United Kingdom Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust Oswestry Shropshire

Sponsors (2)
Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Trust Action Medical Research

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Kingdom, 

Outcome
Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Range of motion 15 degree change in RoM 12 weeks No
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