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

This study is currently recruiting participants.

Verified by Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Trust, January 2006

Sponsors and Collaborators:	Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Trust Action Medical Research
Information provided by:	Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Trust
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00281359

Purpose

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

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Cerebral Palsy	Device: dynamic splinting Device: heat pad followed by dynamic splinting	Phase II

MedlinePlus related topics: Cerebral Palsy Paralysis

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	A Comparative Study of the Effectiveness of Treatment of Contractures With Mechanically Applied Stretch and Heat.

Further study details as provided by Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Trust:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Estimated Enrollment:	20
Study Start Date:	April 2003

Eligibility

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

children with cerebral palsy -

Exclusion Criteria:

absent thermal sensation -

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00281359

Contacts

Contact: John Patrick, FRCS	0044 1691 404532	john.patrick@rjah.nhs.uk
Contact: William Bromwich, BSc	0044 1691 404532	william.bromwich@rjah.nhs.uk

Locations

United Kingdom, Shropshire
Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust	Recruiting
Oswestry, Shropshire, United Kingdom, SY10 7AG
Sub-Investigator: William Bromwich, BSc
Principal Investigator: John Patrick, FRCS

Sponsors and Collaborators

Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Trust

Action Medical Research

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

John Patrick

Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	RL1 230
Study First Received:	January 23, 2006
Last Updated:	January 23, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00281359
Health Authority:	United Kingdom: Department of Health

Keywords provided by Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Trust:

cerebral palsy
dynamic splinting
contractures
heat therapy

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Paralysis
Muscular Diseases
Cerebral Palsy
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Contracture

Joint Diseases
Brain Damage, Chronic
Central Nervous System Diseases
Brain Diseases
Brain Injuries

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Nervous System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 15, 2009