Weight Bearing in the Treatment of Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Achilles tendon ruptures; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612000028808
• Lead Sponsor: Middlemore Hospiital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-01-09
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Unilateral acute rupture

Exclusion Criteria

Previous injury

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Return to work via telephone follow-up call[3 months after the cast has been applied.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rerupture Rate via hospital database search[one year after interventional commencement, ie time of casting]