Treatment Effects on Gait in Hammertoe Patients
ConditionHammertoe
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
AgeNot listed
SponsorUniversity of Texas Rio Grande Valley
About this trial
This study looks at how hammertoe deformities affect foot pressure distribution and whether proper treatment can improve quality of life.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Confirmed distal symmetric sensory neuropathy.
MTPJ hyperextension deformity.
Claw or hammer toe deformity in toes.
Disqualifiers
Non-hammertoe foot deformities affecting metatarsal head pressure.
Limited joint mobility, lower-limb amputation, or Charcot neuro-osteoarthropathy.
Peripheral vascular disease
Non-diabetic neuropathies
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Conservative
- Surgical
Treatment groups
30 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov