Can a standardized protocol improve Ankle-Foot orthosis care for children with cerebral palsy?
NCT ID NCT07811336
First seen Sep 10, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) help children with cerebral palsy walk better, but how they are prescribed and fitted varies widely. Researchers are testing a standardized protocol that guides healthcare professionals on AFO selection, training, and evaluation. The trial compares usual AFO care with the optimized approach in 86 children with cerebral palsy, measuring how well each child reaches personal walking goals after three months and whether the new approach saves money.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a standardized protocol for ankle-foot orthosis care
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give clinicians a clearer, more consistent way to prescribe and fit ankle-foot orthoses for children with cerebral palsy, helping more children reach their walking goals.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is small, with 86 children in total, and it compares a new protocol against usual care rather than a placebo. The approach may not work better than current practice, and results in the Netherlands may not apply elsewhere.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 86 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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2 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of cerebral palsy * Age range from independent walking onset up to 18 years * Ability to walk independently with or without a walking aid (e.g., a walker) * Indication for a first or repeated prescription of AFO for daytime use to improve gait function Exclusion Criteria: * Orthopaedic or neurosurgical surgery within the past 6 months (e.g., SDR) * Child and parent do not speak Dutch
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Amsterdam UMC, location AMC
Amsterdam, North Holland, 1105 AZ, Netherlands
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