A Comparative Study of the Effectiveness of Treatment of Contractures With Mechanically Applied Stretch and Heat.

Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Trust20 enrolled

Overview

This study is looking at new ways to stretch knee contractures in children with cerebral palsy using a specially designed splint.

When using active orthoses to treat contractures, is the effectiveness of treatment improved by heating the contracted tissue prior to treatment?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

heat pad followed by dynamic splinting

No heat added to tissue prior to dynamic splinting

Sex: ALLMin age: 8 YearsMax age: 16 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: children with cerebral palsy - Exclusion Criteria: absent thermal sensation -

Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust

Oswestry, Shropshire, United Kingdom

Range of motion

15 degree change in RoM

Time frame: 12 weeks

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