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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN12883981
ISRCTN12883981Completed未知

Weight Bearing in Ankle Fractures. A randomised clinical trial of weight-bearing following operatively treated ankle fracture

niversity of Oxford0 sites562 target enrollmentStarted: December 10, 2019Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
未知
Status
Completed
Enrollment
562

Study Overview

Brief Summary

2021 Protocol article in https://bmcmusculoskeletdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12891-021-04560-7 (added 12/10/2021) 2024 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38848738/ (added 11/06/2024)

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1. Age 18 years and above
  • 2. The patient has undergone operative fixation for an unstable ankle fracture
  • 3. Surgery was performed within 14 days of the injury
  • 4. In the opinion of the treating surgeon, the participant might benefit from early weight-bearing
  • 5. Able and willing to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1. A lack of protective sensation (e.g. peripheral neuropathy)
  • 2. Inability to adhere to trial procedures
  • 3. Bilateral operatively treated ankle fractures
  • 4. Already in a trial for ankle fracture
  • 5. The patient has received a hindfoot nail to treat index fracture

Investigators

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