NCT00281359

Completed

A Comparative Study of the Effectiveness of Treatment of Con...

Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Trust Source

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Sponsor study identifier

RL1 230

Study Type

interventional

Actual enrollment (reported)

20

Locations

1 country

Sites

1

Timeline

Study Start

April 2003

Date type not reported

This date has not been verified as actual or estimated.

Primary Completion

September 2006

Actual (reported)

Study Completion

September 2006

Actual (reported)

Brief Summary

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

Registry Overview

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Recruitment status: completed
Actual enrollment (reported): 20 participants
Study completion date: September 2006
Actual (reported)
Listed locations: 1 countries · 1 sites

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Study Timeline

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Study Start
April 2003
Date type not reported
This date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
First Submitted
January 23, 2006
Actual (reported)
First Posted
January 24, 2006
Actual (reported)
Primary Completion
September 2006
Actual (reported)
Study Completion
September 2006
Actual (reported)

Last Updated: November 5, 2014
Status Verified: November 2014
Last Update Submitted: November 4, 2014

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Keywords

cerebral palsydynamic splintingcontracturesheat therapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

Range of motion
15 degree change in RoM
12 weeks

Study Arms (2)

With heat

EXPERIMENTAL

heat applied to contracted tissues prior to using the active stretching orthosis.

Device: With heat

Without heat

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

No heat applied to the contracted tissues prior to using the stretching orthosis

Device: No heat

Interventions

With heatDevice

heat pad followed by dynamic splinting

Also known as: heat pad followed by dynamic splinting

With heat

No heatDevice

No heat added to tissue prior to dynamic splinting

Without heat

Eligibility Criteria

Age8 Years - 16 Years

Sexall

Healthy VolunteersNo

Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

children with cerebral palsy -

You may not qualify if:

Sponsors & Collaborators

Action Medical Research
Othercollaborator
Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Trust
Governmentlead

Study Sites (1)

Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust

Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 7AG, United Kingdom

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cerebral PalsyContractureHyperthermia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Brain Damage, ChronicBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesJoint DiseasesMusculoskeletal DiseasesMuscular DiseasesBody Temperature ChangesSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsHeat Stress DisordersWounds and Injuries

Study Officials

John Patrick
Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Enrollment

20 participants (actual enrollment reported by the registry).

Study Design

Study Type: interventional
Phase: not applicable
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Masking: NONE
Purpose: TREATMENT
Intervention Model: PARALLEL
Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 23, 2006

First Posted

January 24, 2006

Study Start

April 2003

Date type not reported

This date has not been verified as actual or estimated.

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Primary Completion

September 2006

Actual (reported)

Study Completion

September 2006

Actual (reported)

Last Updated

November 5, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-11

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Registry identifier: NCT00281359
Data provider: ClinicalTrials.gov
Source updated: 2014-11-05
Normalization version: ctgov-legacy-1

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Study Start

First Submitted

First Posted

Primary Completion

Study Completion

Conditions

Keywords

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

Study Arms (2)

With heat

Without heat

Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

You may qualify if:

You may not qualify if:

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Study Officials

Enrollment

Study Design

Study Record Dates

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