Treatment Effects on Gait in Hammertoe Patients
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Conservative, Surgical.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Hammertoe. Basic parameters: No limits · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
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Official title
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Treatments on Gait Biomechanics in Patients With Hammertoe Deformities
Overview
This study looks at how hammertoe deformities affect foot pressure distribution and whether proper treatment can improve quality of life.
Detailed description
Hammertoe deformities often lead to pain, discomfort, and difficulty with walking. People affected by these deformities are also at a higher risk for developing pressure-related ulcers on their feet. It is essential for clinicians to be aware of this risk and to assess the degree of plantar pressure reduction following both conservative and surgical treatments, as alleviating this pressure may help prevent the development of foot ulcers. Individuals diagnosed with hammertoes will participate in two data collection sessions-one visit before the intervention begins (pre-intervention) and another visit three months after the intervention (post-intervention).
Interventions
- Other Conservative
Patients with hammertoe deformities will undergo conservative treatments, including wearing proper shoes, insoles, and custom orthotics. - Procedure Surgical
Patients with hammertoe deformities will undergo surgical treatments.
Primary outcome measures
- In-shoe Peak Plantar Pressure [Time frame: Pre-intervention, Post-intervention (3 months)]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Quality of Life Questionnaire [Time frame: Pre-intervention, Post-intervention (3 months)]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Confirmed distal symmetric sensory neuropathy.
- MTPJ hyperextension deformity.
- Claw or hammer toe deformity in toes.
Exclusion criteria
- Non-hammertoe foot deformities affecting metatarsal head pressure.
- Limited joint mobility, lower-limb amputation, or Charcot neuro-osteoarthropathy.
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Non-diabetic neuropathies
- Significant lower-limb musculoskeletal issues
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Current foot ulcer or edema
- Inability to walk unaided
- MRI contraindications
- Morton's neuroma
- History of foot surgery
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Non-randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley — Harlingen
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07166016 · IRB-24-0101