Idiopathic Toe Walking Clinical Trial
Official title:
The Effect of Serial Casting and Physical Therapy on Ankle Range of Motion, Toe Walking Severity, Walking Balance, Functional Health Related Quality of Life in Children With Idiopathic Toe Walking
Children who continue to walk on their tiptoes after developing a heel-toe gait normally are diagnosed with idiopathic toe walking (ITW). The study's aim was to investigate the effects of serial casting and physical therapy on joint range of motion (ROM), toe walking severity, functional health and health-related quality of life, walking balance, and satisfaction from treatment in ITW, in comparison with the control group.
Children with ITW aged 3-10 years are randomized into three groups: the serial casting group (n=10), the physical therapy group (n=10), and the wait-list control group (n=10). Patients with ankle contracture and previous interventions are excluded. The serial casting group is planned to receive intermittent serial casting once every three days for three weeks. The physical therapy group is planned to undergo three sessions per week for three weeks, consisting of stretching exercises, strengthening exercises, balance training, proprioception exercises, and walking on heels. The patients were assessed by blinded investigators at before treatment (BT), post-treatment (PT: 3th week), 1st month (1MPT), 3rd months (3MPT), and 6th months post-treatment (6MPT). To ensure ethical considerations, only control group was followed-up until the 1MPT. ;
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