Lower Extremity Gait, Mobility and Balance Confidence in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Patients With Cavovarus Foot Deformity
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Device
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The overall objective of the proposed research is to begin to better understand the potential benefits and limitations of ankle -foot orthosis (AFO) use in the context of mobility and balance during gait for individuals with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT). These benefits will be studied in comparison to those offered by surgical correction. We will accomplish by having subjects undergo mobility and balance tests in our gait analysis lab.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 25
Maximum Age: 55
Healthy Volunteers: f
Locations
United States
Iowa
University of Iowa Medical Campus - North Liberty (MCNL)
RECRUITING
North Liberty
Contact Information
Primary
Bopha Chrea, MD
bopha-chrea@uiowa.edu
319-356-3943
Backup
Lauren Crowe, BS
lauren-n-crowe@uiowa.edu
319-467-7128
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-08-14
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 66
Treatments
No_intervention: OP
Charcot-Marie-Tooth patients who have undergone surgical correction but do not wear ankle-foot orthoses.
Other: NonOP
Charcot-Marie-Tooth patients who have not undergone surgical correction, but do wear clinically prescribed ankle-foot orthoses. NonOP subjects will complete study procedures both with and without their AFOs.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Bopha Chrea