- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT04090892
Effects of Soft Tissue Lengthening on Gait in Children With Spasticity
Effects of Selective Percutaneous Muscle Lengthening on Gait in Children With Spasticity
This research project is being conducted to investigate changes in secondary impairments, functional mobility skills, and gait variables in children with spasticity following selective percutaneous myofascial lengthening. The research project proposed here will be the first to use instrumented three-dimensional motion analysis to investigate the effects of selective percutaneous myofascial lengthening on gait kinematics and kinetics. The objectives of the study are to:
- Compare gait kinematics and kinetics in children and young adults with lower extremity spasticity before and after selective percutaneous myofascial lengthening to determine the effects of this procedure on functional mobility.
- Identify changes in impairments and activity limitations following selective percutaneous myofascial lengthening .
- Identify changes in a family or caregivers perceived quality of life after their child's selective percutaneous myofascial lengthening .
The aim of this study is to identify and describe the specific changes in secondary musculoskeletal impairments, activity limitations, and gait kinematics and kinetics after a selective percutaneous myofascial lengthening procedure. Gait kinematics and kinetics includes the motion of joints and body segments, and force and power, at each lower extremity joint, respectively. The results of this study will provide preliminary information on how this form of soft tissue lengthening affects functional mobility skills in children with spasticity. The study is expected to run for two years and the primary study endpoint is when participants have completed their second post- operative data collection session.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Texas
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Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390
- Children's Medical Center
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Scheduled for an selective percutaneous myofascial lengthening procedure,
- Between the ages of 4.0 and 20.11 years old,
- Lower extremity spasticity,
- Able to ambulate 50 feet without a rest, with or without an assistive device, and with or without ankle foot orthoses (AFOs) and
- Able to follow one step directions.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Botox injections into any lower extremity muscle within three months of the scheduled selective percutaneous myofascial lengthening procedure,
- Lower extremity orthopedic surgery within 6 months of the scheduled selective percutaneous myofascial lengthening procedure,
- Visual impairment that interferes with maintaining a straight path while ambulating,
- Uncontrolled seizure disorder
- A change in medication that affects spasticity or ability to follow one step directions within three months of the scheduled selective percutaneous myofascial lengthening procedure.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / Cohort |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Persons with spasticity 4.0-20.11 years
Study personnel are not carrying out the surgical intervention but are assessing the outcomes of the surgery on gait and motor function.
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Children will be evaluated before and two times after they undergo a selective percutaneous myofascial release.
Investigators make no determination about the need for the surgery or which muscles are released, nor do they participate in the surgery.
The investigators are assess outcomes on gait and motor function.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Kinematic Change is being assessed
Time Frame: Outcomes measures will be administered 4 weeks before surgery as a baseline
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Lower extremity joint angles at baseline before
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Outcomes measures will be administered 4 weeks before surgery as a baseline
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Kinematic Change is being assessed
Time Frame: Outcomes measures will be administered then at 6 weeks after surgery to assess short term change
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Lower extremity joint angles after surgery
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Outcomes measures will be administered then at 6 weeks after surgery to assess short term change
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Kinematic Change is being assessed
Time Frame: Outcomes measures will be administered 6 months after surgery to assess long term change.
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Lower extremity joint angles after surgery
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Outcomes measures will be administered 6 months after surgery to assess long term change.
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Gross Motor Function Measure - Change is being assessed
Time Frame: Outcomes measures will be administered 4 weeks before surgery as a baseline
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Measures level of gross motor ability
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Outcomes measures will be administered 4 weeks before surgery as a baseline
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Gross Motor Function Measure - Change is being assessed
Time Frame: Outcomes measures will be administered at 6 weeks after surgery to assess short term change
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Measures level of gross motor ability
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Outcomes measures will be administered at 6 weeks after surgery to assess short term change
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Gross Motor Function Measure - Change is being assessed
Time Frame: Outcomes measures will be administered at 6 months after surgery to assess long term change.
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Measures level of gross motor ability
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Outcomes measures will be administered at 6 months after surgery to assess long term change.
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Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Susan D Simpkins, EdD, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (ACTUAL)
Primary Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (ACTUAL)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- STU 042014-068
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