Calcaneal Lengthening Osteotomy With Locking Wedge Plate Versus Synthetic PEEK Cage Interposition for Symptomatic Flexible Pes Planovalgus Foot Deformity in Adolescents

February 27, 2026 updated by: Mohamed Elsayed Othman
The goal of this interventional study is to compare clinical outcome, radiological parameters, complication rates and time to recovery of calcaneal lengthening osteotomy with locking wedge plate versus PEEK cage interposition in management of symptomatic flexible pes planovalgus foot deformity in adolescents

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

30

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

  • Egypt
      • Sohag, Egypt, 82716
        • Sohag faculty of medicine

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. patients with symptomatic flexible pes planovalgus indicated for surgical correction
  2. age: from 10 years to 17 years
  3. sex: males and females
  4. failure of conservative management

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. previous foot surgery
  2. patients with neuromuscular disorders
  3. patients with rigid pes Plano valgus
  4. patients with sever comorbidities

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: calcaneal lengthening osteotomy with locking wedge plate fixation
one group will undergo calcaneal lengthening osteotomy to lengthen lateral columan using locking wedge plate fixation to maintain lengthening
Procedure: calcaneal lengthening osteotomy
calcaneal lengthening osteotomy is a surgical procedure to correct symptomatic flexible pes planovalgus foot deformity in adolescents
Procedure: calcaneal lengthening osteotomy with locking wedge plate
one group will undergo calcaneal lengthening osteotomy with locking wedge plate fixation to maintain lengthening
Active Comparator: calcaneal lengthening osteotomy with PEEK cage interposition
second group will undergo calcaneal lengthening osteotomy to lengthen lateral columan using PEEK cage interposition to maintain lengthening
Procedure: calcaneal lengthening osteotomy
calcaneal lengthening osteotomy is a surgical procedure to correct symptomatic flexible pes planovalgus foot deformity in adolescents
Procedure: calcaneal lengthening osteotomy with synthetic PEEK cage interposition
second group will undergo calcaneal lengthening osteotomy with PEEK cage interposition to maintain lengthening

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Foot and ankle ability measure visual analogue scale radiological
Time Frame: 1 year
clinical and radiological
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Mohamed Elsayed Othman

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

February 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 4, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 4, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 27, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 27, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

March 4, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 4, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 27, 2026

Last Verified

December 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Soh-Med-26-1-4MD

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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