Effect of Ankle-Foot Orthosis on Gait and Balance in Children With Hemiparatic Cerebral Palsy
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
- Where
- Türkiye1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 19 people enrolled
- Started
- 19 Dec 2019
- Ended
- 24 Dec 2024
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groups
- Treatments tested
- GAIT AND BALANCE EVALUATION
- Record updated
- 8 August 2025
Who can take part
- Age
- 4 years to 12 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Diagnosed with Hemiparatic SP
- Cooperative
- Classified as 1 or 2 levels in GMFCS
- Lower extremity muscles with spasticity severity of up to 2 according to Modified Ashworth
- Using Bilateral Plastic AFO Orthosis for the last 6 months
Who cannot take part
- foot deformity
- using walking aids
- unable to walk independently
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
Background: Ankle-foot orthoses are frequently prescribed to reduce spasticity, position the extremity more properly, and regulate gait during the rehabilitation process of children with cerebral palsy.
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Objective: To investigate the effects of unilateral or bilateral use of plastic ankle-foot orthoses (AFO) used in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy (CP) on the child's gait and balance.
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of unilateral and bilateral use of AFOs used in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy on gait and balance.
Methods: 19 cooperative children aged 4-12 years, with gross motor function classification system levels 1 and 2, using bilateral AFOs were included in the study. Children were evaluated with bilateral AFOs, unilateral AFOs, and without AFOs. Trunk sway assessment was performed on the Bertec Balance force platform with eyes open and closed, and time-spatial characteristics of gait were evaluated with the GAITRite electronic walkway.
The 2 groups in the trial
- GROUP AOther group
Treatment: GAIT AND BALANCE EVALUATION
- GROUP BOther group
Treatment: GAIT AND BALANCE EVALUATION
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Comparison of the Effects of Unilateral and Bilateral Plastic Ankle Foot Orthosis on Gait and Balance in Children With Hemiparatic Cerebral Palsy
- Record updated
- 8 August 2025