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NCT Number: NCT00281359

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

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

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Key information

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy Body Temperature Changes Brain Damage, Chronic Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Contracture Heat Stress Disorders Hyperthermia Joint Diseases Muscular Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Nervous System Diseases Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Wounds and Injuries

Age range

8 year–16 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust

Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 7AG, United Kingdom

About this study

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

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

children with cerebral palsy -

Exclusion criteria

absent thermal sensation -

Treatment and study plan

With heat

Device

heat pad followed by dynamic splinting

Other names: heat pad followed by dynamic splinting

No heat

Device

No heat added to tissue prior to dynamic splinting

Primary outcomes

  1. Range of motion

    Time frame: 12 weeks

    15 degree change in RoM

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Trust

Other Gov

Collaborators

  • Action Medical Research

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2003
Primary completion
2006
Study completion
2006
First posted
Jan 24, 2006
Registry last updated
Nov 5, 2014

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