IMU-based Assessment of Motor Control in a Population of Young Subjects With Paramorphisms and Dysmorphisms

Launched by ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO RIZZOLI · Feb 28, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at how certain common physical conditions, called "paramorphisms" and "dysmorphisms," affect the way children move and control their bodies. Conditions like flat feet, bow legs (genu varum), and knock knees (genu valgus) are examples of what the researchers are studying. The goal is to compare the movement control of children with these conditions to that of healthy children to see if there are any differences in how they develop motor skills.

To be eligible for the study, participants need to be children born at full term who do not have any known delays in their movement development, but who do have one or more of the mentioned physical conditions. Children with preterm birth or serious motor control issues, like cerebral palsy, will not be included. Those who take part can expect to undergo clinical tests and use wearable devices that track their movement. This research could help us better understand how these common conditions impact children's ability to move and develop physically.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Born at term
• • Without known delay in motor development
• • Finding of one or more paramorphisms or dysmorphisms of the developmental age (flat or cavus foot, valgus or varus talipes, valgus or varus knee, scoliotic attitude or scoliosis, hyperkyphosis or hyperlordosis, generalized or focused hyperlaxity, heterometry of the AAII, torsional defects AAII)
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Preterm birth
• • Diagnosis of pathologies compromising motor control (Infantile Cerebral Palsy, Neuromuscular Diseases, Spina Bifida, Arthrogryposis, Genetic Syndromes)