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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN76410775
ISRCTN76410775
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Is post-operative non-weight-bearing necessary? A pragmatic randomised multicentre trial of operatively treated ankle fracture (DoWeCAST?)

niversity Hospital Waterford0 sites140 target enrollmentJune 30, 2019

Overview

Phase
未知
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
niversity Hospital Waterford
Enrollment
140
Status
Completed
Last Updated
4 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

2021 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34044848/ protocol (added 01/06/2021)

Registry
who.int
Start Date
June 30, 2019
End Date
July 30, 2021
Last Updated
4 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity Hospital Waterford

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • All skeletally mature, acute ankle fractures that were treated with anatomical reduction and stable internal fixation including:
  • 1\. Isolated lateral malleolus fractures.
  • 2\. Isolated medial malleolus fractures.
  • 3\. Bi\-malleolar fractures.
  • 4\.Tri\-malleolar fracture.
  • 5\. Syndesmosis injuries that has been surgically fixed with either screw or tightrope.
  • 6\. Closed, grade I, or grade II open fractures.

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Skeletal immaturity.
  • 2\. Grade\-III open fractures.
  • 3\. Tibial plafond fractures.
  • 4\. Polytrauma.
  • 5\. Non\-ambulatory status before injury.
  • 6\. Expected insufficient stable fracture fixation with standard surgical technique.
  • 7\. Pre\-existent cognitive disability, inability to comply with non\-weight\-bearing mobilization and inability to comply with follow\-up.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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