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NCT00006438 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

How Shoes With Rocker Soles Affect Walking

A NA study of Diabetic Feet, sponsored by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
46
Enrollment target
1
Study location

NCT00006438: Completed NA study of Diabetic Feet, sponsored by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).

NCT00006438 is a NA study of Diabetic Feet that has completed, run by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). The registered enrollment target is 46 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (97% lower). The trial reports 1 study location across 1 state. According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00006438, a NA study of Diabetic Feet, has completed, sponsored by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
46 participants
Enrollment target
1
Study location

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare how 3 special types of shoes with rocker-shaped soles help people with foot deformities to walk better. This study will use modern gait lab techniques to measure the forces on the bottom of the feet and to examine whether there is any effect higher on the leg from the rocker soles.

Conditions Studied

Interventions

  • DEVICE Shoes with Rocker Soles

Study Locations (1)

Wisconsin

  • Medical College of Wisconsin Gait Lab - Milwaukee

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 46 participants
Start Date 1997-01
Est. Completion 1999-12
Phase NA

What the finished NCT00006438 record still lists

NCT00006438 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 46 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (97% lower).

The record links to 1 condition, with Diabetic Feet appearing as the primary indexed condition, and to 1 intervention - of which Shoes with Rocker Soles is the first listed.

NCT00006438 reports a single indexed study location in Wisconsin.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00006438 about?

NCT00006438 is a clinical study titled "How Shoes With Rocker Soles Affect Walking". The purpose of this study is to compare how 3 special types of shoes with rocker-shaped soles help people with foot deformities to walk better. This study will use modern gait lab techniques to measure the forces on the bottom of the feet and to examine whether there is any effect higher on the leg ...

What is the current status of trial NCT00006438?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 46 participants. The study started on 1997-01. Estimated completion is 1999-12.

What conditions does trial NCT00006438 study?

This clinical trial studies the following conditions: Diabetic Feet.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00006438?

The interventions under investigation include: Shoes with Rocker Soles (DEVICE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00006438?

This trial is sponsored by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), which has 305 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where is trial NCT00006438 being conducted?

This trial has 1 study location across Wisconsin. Contact the study sites directly through ClinicalTrials.gov for enrollment availability.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00006438's enrollment target sits among peer trials

46 1402nd of 2000 higher than 590 of 2,000 other NA trials

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00006438, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00006438 (small enrollment · single site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.