NCT04353167

Examination of the Relationship Between Foot - Body Posture and Balance and Gait in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 38 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hacettepe University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 5 Years – 13 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Foot and body postures of patients with DMD will be evaluated. Foot structure characteristics such as foot length, metatarsal width, calcaneal valgus angle will be calculated for the foot posture. Also, the Foot Posture Index (FPI-6) scale will be used. The body posture will be evaluated with the New York Posture Scale. Many gait characteristics such as step length, cadence, support surface of the patients will be determined with GaitRite instrumented walkway. Patients' balance assessment will be evaluated with Bertec Balance Advantage. The statistical analysis method will determine the relationship between foot and body posture and gait and balance.

Conditions

• Foot Posture
• Balance
• Gait Disorders, Neurologic
• Body Posture

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	observational evaluation	Patients will be evaluated only observationally without intervention

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-03-15
• Primary completion: 2022-04-15
• Completion: 2022-06-15
• First posted: 2020-04-20
• Last updated: 2022-07-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)