Does Weightbearing Crutch Technology Impact Patient Compliance?
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Fracture Healing
- Registration Number
- NCT05825079
- Lead Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
- Brief Summary
The goal of this study is to determine if weight-bearing crutch technology that delivers active feedback to patients during their treatment will impact patient compliance with physician instructions.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
- Willing and able to participate in study and complete consent
- Will undergo treatment of an isolated tibial plateau, pilon, or ankle fracture and placed in a non-weightbearing status with the use of crutches at NYU.
- Have access and use of a mobile phone (exclusively iOS and/or Android devices)
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients with concomitant TBI
- Polytrauma patients
- Pathologic fractures
- Prisoners
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Percent (%) Change in Average Weight On Crutch from Week 2 to Week 12 Week 2, Week 12 Average weight put on crutch measured using the Smart Crutch Tip.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) - Pain Score from Baseline to Week 12 Baseline, Week 12 Participants rate pain using a VAS ranging from 0 (no hurt) to 10 (unbearable pain). A decrease in scores indicates pain decreased during the observational period.
Time to Recovery Up to Week 12 Measured as the duration of time from treatment (operative or non-operative) to recovery.
Percent (%) of Participants with Injury Complications Up to Week 12 Percent (%) of Participants who Experience Nonunion/Malunion of Lower Extremity Injury Up to Week 12 Nonunion/malunion assessed using radiographic imaging.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
NYU Langone Health
🇺🇸New York, New York, United States
NYU Langone Health🇺🇸New York, New York, United States