Video Documented PBS-Score in Children With Clubfoot

Region Stockholm55 enrolled

Overview

Evaluate agreement and inter-rater reliability of PBS-score assessments based on video documented material.

120 children with idiopathic clubfoot will be included from four different countries 30 patients from each participating center. Inclusion criteria include: age 4-14 years, diagnosis of idiopathic clubfoot, ability to walk 10 m repeatedly, and ability to communicate verbally (and in writing for caregivers) in Swedish, English, Portuguese, Urdu, or Pashto. All items of the PBS-score will be documented using video recordings. Six to eight senior orthopedic surgeons will score a total of 90 children each, not the children from their center of employment, according to the PBS-score based on videos. Collaborating centers include Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden, Hospital Pequeno Príncipe, Brazil, and Hayatabad Medical Complex, Orthopaedic Unit, Peshawar, Pakistan.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Clubfoot PBS

Interventions

Score assessmentOTHER

PBS Score

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 5 YearsMax age: 17 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Clubfoot Exclusion Criteria: \-

Locations (1)

Astrid Lindgren Children´s Hospital

Stockholm, Region Stockholm, Sweden

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

PBS Score agreement and inter-rater reliability

PBS Score is a tool to grade the severity of clubfoot recurrence in the walking child, and was proposed to serve as an instrument to guide treatment. The sum of all points for all signs is scored between 7 and 18.

Time frame: 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

This platform is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional.