Comparison of Casting Materials for the Treatment of Clubfoot Using the Ponseti Method
NCT ID: NCT01067651
Last Updated: 2010-02-11
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
30 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Plaster of Paris (POP)
Plaster of Paris (POP) casting using the Ponseti Method
semi-rigid fiberglass softcast (SRF, 3M Scotchcast)
Semi-Rigid Fiberglass softcast using the Ponseti Method
Interventions
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Plaster of Paris (POP) casting using the Ponseti Method
Semi-Rigid Fiberglass softcast using the Ponseti Method
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* teratologic etiologies of clubfoot
* treatment started at another center
* refuse randomization
* do not understand English
1 Week
12 Weeks
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Alberta Children's Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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IWK Health Centre
Principal Investigators
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Jason Howard, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
IWK Health Centre
Locations
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Alberta Children's Hospital
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Countries
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References
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Pittner DE, Klingele KE, Beebe AC. Treatment of clubfoot with the Ponseti method: a comparison of casting materials. J Pediatr Orthop. 2008 Mar;28(2):250-3. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e318164f8e7.
Ponseti IV. The ponseti technique for correction of congenital clubfoot. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2002 Oct;84(10):1889-90; author reply 1890-1. doi: 10.2106/00004623-200210000-00026. No abstract available.
Ponseti IV. Relapsing clubfoot: causes, prevention, and treatment. Iowa Orthop J. 2002;22:55-6. No abstract available.
Ponseti IV. Clubfoot management. J Pediatr Orthop. 2000 Nov-Dec;20(6):699-700. doi: 10.1097/00004694-200011000-00001. No abstract available.
Ponseti IV. Common errors in the treatment of congenital clubfoot. Int Orthop. 1997;21(2):137-41. doi: 10.1007/s002640050137.
Ponseti IV, Campos J. Observations on pathogenesis and treatment of congenital clubfoot. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1972 May;84:50-60. doi: 10.1097/00003086-197205000-00011. No abstract available.
Dobbs MB, Morcuende JA, Gurnett CA, Ponseti IV. Treatment of idiopathic clubfoot: an historical review. Iowa Orthop J. 2000;20:59-64.
Altman DG, Schulz KF, Moher D, Egger M, Davidoff F, Elbourne D, Gotzsche PC, Lang T; CONSORT GROUP (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials). The revised CONSORT statement for reporting randomized trials: explanation and elaboration. Ann Intern Med. 2001 Apr 17;134(8):663-94. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-134-8-200104170-00012.
Berman AT, Parks BG. A comparison of the mechanical properties of fiberglass cast materials and their clinical relevance. J Orthop Trauma. 1990;4(1):85-92. doi: 10.1097/00005131-199003000-00015.
Carroll NC. Clubfoot: what have we learned in the last quarter century? J Pediatr Orthop. 1997 Jan-Feb;17(1):1-2. No abstract available.
Colburn M, Williams M. Evaluation of the treatment of idiopathic clubfoot by using the Ponseti method. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2003 Sep-Oct;42(5):259-67. doi: 10.1016/s1067-2516(03)00312-0.
Cooper DM, Dietz FR. Treatment of idiopathic clubfoot. A thirty-year follow-up note. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1995 Oct;77(10):1477-89. doi: 10.2106/00004623-199510000-00002.
Coss HS, Hennrikus WL. Parent satisfaction comparing two bandage materials used during serial casting in infants. Foot Ankle Int. 1996 Aug;17(8):483-6. doi: 10.1177/107110079601700809.
Dobbs MB, Corley CL, Morcuende JA, Ponseti IV. Late recurrence of clubfoot deformity: a 45-year followup. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2003 Jun;(411):188-92. doi: 10.1097/01.blo.0000065837.77325.19.
Dobbs MB, Rudzki JR, Purcell DB, Walton T, Porter KR, Gurnett CA. Factors predictive of outcome after use of the Ponseti method for the treatment of idiopathic clubfeet. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004 Jan;86(1):22-7. doi: 10.2106/00004623-200401000-00005.
Flynn JM, Donohoe M, Mackenzie WG. An independent assessment of two clubfoot-classification systems. J Pediatr Orthop. 1998 May-Jun;18(3):323-7.
Haft GF, Walker CG, Crawford HA. Early clubfoot recurrence after use of the Ponseti method in a New Zealand population. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007 Mar;89(3):487-93. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.F.00169.
Herzenberg JE, Radler C, Bor N. Ponseti versus traditional methods of casting for idiopathic clubfoot. J Pediatr Orthop. 2002 Jul-Aug;22(4):517-21.
Ippolito E, Farsetti P, Caterini R, Tudisco C. Long-term comparative results in patients with congenital clubfoot treated with two different protocols. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2003 Jul;85(7):1286-94. doi: 10.2106/00004623-200307000-00015.
Ippolito E, Fraracci L, Farsetti P, Di Mario M, Caterini R. The influence of treatment on the pathology of club foot. CT study at maturity. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2004 May;86(4):574-80.
Laaveg SJ, Ponseti IV. Long-term results of treatment of congenital club foot. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1980 Jan;62(1):23-31.
Mihalko WM, Beaudoin AJ, Krause WR. Mechanical properties and material characteristics of orthopaedic casting material. J Orthop Trauma. 1989;3(1):57-63. doi: 10.1097/00005131-198903010-00011.
Morcuende JA, Abbasi D, Dolan LA, Ponseti IV. Results of an accelerated Ponseti protocol for clubfoot. J Pediatr Orthop. 2005 Sep-Oct;25(5):623-6. doi: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000162015.44865.5e.
Noonan KJ, Richards BS. Nonsurgical management of idiopathic clubfoot. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2003 Nov-Dec;11(6):392-402. doi: 10.5435/00124635-200311000-00003.
Pirani S, Zeznik L, Hodges D. Magnetic resonance imaging study of the congenital clubfoot treated with the Ponseti method. J Pediatr Orthop. 2001 Nov-Dec;21(6):719-26.
Ponseti IV. Treatment of congenital club foot. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1992 Mar;74(3):448-54. No abstract available.
Roye DP Jr, Roye BD. Idiopathic congenital talipes equinovarus. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2002 Jul-Aug;10(4):239-48. doi: 10.5435/00124635-200207000-00002.
Silfverskiold JP. Fiberglass versus plaster casts. How to choose between them. Postgrad Med. 1989 Oct;86(5):71-2, 74. doi: 10.1080/00325481.1989.11704430.
Tindall AJ, Steinlechner CW, Lavy CB, Mannion S, Mkandawire N. Results of manipulation of idiopathic clubfoot deformity in Malawi by orthopaedic clinical officers using the Ponseti method: a realistic alternative for the developing world? J Pediatr Orthop. 2005 Sep-Oct;25(5):627-9. doi: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000164876.97949.6b.
Morcuende JA, Dolan LA, Dietz FR, Ponseti IV. Radical reduction in the rate of extensive corrective surgery for clubfoot using the Ponseti method. Pediatrics. 2004 Feb;113(2):376-80. doi: 10.1542/peds.113.2.376.
Ponseti I, Morcuende J, Mosca V, Pirani S, Dietz F, Herzenberg J, Weinstein S, Penny N, Michiel Steenbeek. Clubfoot: Ponseti Management Second Edition. Global-HELP publication
Related Links
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Website provides links to the publication entitled: Clubfoot: Ponseti Management
Other Identifiers
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E-20062
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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