Survey of Current Management of Orthopaedic Complications in CMT Patients

Overview

Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease is the most common inherited peripheral neuropathy. Foot deformities are frequent complications in CMT patients and orthopaedic surgery is often required. As yet there are no systematic studies on the management of orthopaedic complications in CMT patients and the current approach varies between centres. This study is a survey with the aim of understanding the current surgical approach to orthopaedic complications in CMT. The target population includes orthopaedic surgeons who perform surgical procedures for foot deformities in CMT patients attending centres participating in the Inherited Neuropathies Consortium (INC).

Full Title of Study: “Survey of Current Management of Orthopaedic Complications in Charcot Marie Tooth Disease Patients”

Study Type

  • Study Type: Observational
  • Study Design
  • Study Primary Completion Date: November 2014

Detailed Description

The study protocol consists of a survey addressed to orthopaedic surgeons. The survey will be completed once and it includes two different scenarios of typical CMT patients (one adult and one child). The orthopaedic surgeons will be asked which surgical procedures they would apply to each scenario: – forefoot cavus, – clawtoes and – hindfoot varus No medications or therapeutic agents are a component of this project.

Interventions

  • Other: Survey

Arms, Groups and Cohorts

  • Orthopaedic surgeons
    • Orthopaedic surgeons who perform surgical procedures for foot deformities in CMT patients at participants centres.

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • Procedural correlations among orthopaedic surgeons on management of foot deformities in CMT patients
    • Time Frame: 1 day

Participating in This Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria

  • Orthopaedic surgeons who perform surgical procedures for foot deformities in CMT patients attending centres participating in the Inherited Neuropatheis Consortium (INC) – Willing to complete survey Exclusion Criteria:

  • Does not read or speak English – Inability to provide informed consent

Gender Eligibility: All

Minimum Age: N/A

Maximum Age: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: No

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • University College London Hospitals
  • Collaborator
    • National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Principal Investigator: Prof Mary Reilly, Professor of Clinical Neurology and Consultant Neurologist – University College London Hospitals
  • Overall Official(s)
    • Prof Mary Reilly, Study Chair, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

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