Evaluating Complex 3D Characteristics of Lower Extremity - Clinical Trial

What is the Purpose of this Study?

If you join this study, you will first have a screening phone call. You will then have a special CT scan while standing so doctors can look at your lower body and feet. Some people may need a second scan. During the study, you will move your feet in different ways so researchers can see how you walk, how strong your steps are, and how much pressure you place on your feet. The research team will also measure your feet. The goal is to learn more about how feet and movement work and how they may affect health.

What is the Condition Being Studied?

Healthy Volunteers

Who Can Participate in the Study?

Healthy adults can join this study if they are at least 18 years old and do not have any foot or ankle injuries. They must be able to travel to Duke Health Center at Arringdon in Morrisville. Participants must be willing to have a special CT scan while standing, and some people may need a second scan. The study is designed to learn more about how healthy feet and ankles work during standing and walking.

Age Group
Adults

What is Involved?

We are collecting information from healthy people to compare with patients who have foot or ankle problems.

Study Details

Full Title
Evaluation of Compensatory Deformities Resulting from Deformities of the Foot/Ankle, Knee, and Hip: A Weightbearing CT Study
Principal Investigator
Cesar de Cesar Netto, MD, PhD
Foot and Ankle Orthopaedic Surgeon
Protocol Number
IRB: PRO00113752
Phase
Phase N/A
Enrollment Status
Open for Enrollment
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