The Contribution of Heels for Walking Quality Among Children With Muscular Dystrophy

Alyn Pediatric & Adolescent Rehabilitation Hospital11 enrolled

Overview

During the stand phase the DMD foot is too plantarflexed in addition patients adopt a higher flexion and abduction of the hip in order to advance the swinging limb. The aim of this work is to assess the immediate contribution of heels for these walking disturbance in children with muscular dystrophy disease.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Step Time and Length Symmetry Step Time and Length Variability Heart Rate Gait Velocity

Interventions

adding a heelDEVICE

walking with and without heels on the gaitrite system

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 6 YearsMax age: 15 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * age \>6 yrs * walk without heel strike Exclusion Criteria: * cannot understand simple instructions

Locations (1)

Alyn

Jerusalem, Israel

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

gait parameters

Time frame: pre and post heels adj.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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