Gait Retraining in Patients With Joint Hypermobility Syndrome/Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome

University of South Florida

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome; Hyperextension Knees; Joint Hypermobility

Treatments: Other: Gait retraining program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03575182

USF-JHS/hEDS-062118

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study evaluates the efficacy of gait retraining with biofeedback in the treatment of neuromusculoskeletal symptoms in patients with Joint Hypermobility Syndrome/Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. Half of participants will participate in a gait retraining program, while the other half will continue standard care.

Enrollment: 12 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Hypermobile type as defined in the 2017 international Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome classification

Exclusion criteria

• Other heritable and acquired connective tissue disorders, autoimmune rheumatologic conditions, pregnancy, history of lower limb surgery, cardiovascular limitations, visual limitations.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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12 participants in 2 patient groups

Gait retraining program

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Gait retraining program

Physical therapy standard care

No Intervention group