Kids with foot or leg pain and normal leg function
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Pain clinical trials.
This trial looks at children who have tightness, foot pain, and/or leg pain, as seen in a pediatric orthopedic clinic. The goal is to study this problem in children who otherwise seem healthy and do not have signs of a different underlying foot or medical condition.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are a child seen for foot and/or leg pain at a pediatric orthopedic clinic
- You are otherwise generally healthy
- Your leg function looks normal (no major functional problem on exam)
- You do not have a specific foot shape problem (like clubfoot or certain high-arch/turn-in foot types)
- You do not have nerve or brain-related movement conditions affecting the legs (such as cerebral palsy or spina bifida myelomeningocele)
- There is no current sign that you need more testing because something else may be causing the pain (like infection, tumor, recent bone injury aftereffects, or certain rare bone connections)
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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