The Contribution of Heels for Walking Quality Among Children With Muscular Dystrophy

During the stand phase the DMD foot is too plantarflexed in addition patients adopt a higher flexion and abduction of the hip in order to advance the swinging limb. The aim of this work is to assess the immediate contribution of heels for these walking disturbance in children with muscular dystrophy disease.

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Key information

Conditions

Step Time and Length Gait Velocity Heart Rate Step Time and Length Variability Symmetry

Age range

6 year–15 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Alyn

Jerusalem, 90190, Israel

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

age >6 yrs
walk without heel strike

Exclusion criteria

cannot understand simple instructions

Treatment and study plan

adding a heel

Device

walking with and without heels on the gaitrite system

Primary outcomes

gait parameters

Time frame: pre and post heels adj.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Alyn Pediatric & Adolescent Rehabilitation Hospital

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2013
Primary completion: 2013
Study completion: 2013
First posted: Jul 11, 2012
Registry last updated: Apr 8, 2016

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