HammertoeProcedure
What this study is
This study looks at how hammertoe deformities affect foot pressure distribution and whether proper treatment can improve quality of life.
What's being tested
- Conservative
Intervention · OTHER
Patients with hammertoe deformities will undergo conservative treatments, including wearing proper shoes, insoles, and custom orthotics.
- Surgical
Intervention · PROCEDURE
Patients with hammertoe deformities will undergo surgical treatments.
Study details
- Official title
- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Treatments on Gait Biomechanics in Patients With Hammertoe Deformities
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
- Conditions
- Hammertoe
- Enrolling
- 30 people
- Starts
- 2025-10-01
- Est. completion
- 2027-12-31
- Design
- Open-label, non-randomized, parallel groups
- Record
- View on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
Who can join
Sex ALLHealthy volunteers Not acceptedYou may qualify if
- Confirmed distal symmetric sensory neuropathy.
- MTPJ hyperextension deformity.
- Claw or hammer toe deformity in toes.
You can't join if
- 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
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Study locations (1)
1 openUniversity of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Harlingen, Texas, United States
- Hafizur Rahman, PhD · Contact956-296-2035hafizur.rahman@utrgv.edu
Recruiting
Study team
Sponsor
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Study ID IRB-24-0101
Have questions? The contacts above can answer them before you apply.
Frequently asked questions
The sponsor hasn't published answers to common questions for this trial.