"Sensor Controlled Compliance Evaluation of Compressive Elastic Stockings Treatment in Patients After Elective Foot and Ankle Surgery" A Prospective, Randomized and Controlled Cohort Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 100
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Wearing Compliance
研究概览
简要总结
Compressive stockings ameliorate functional outcome and quality of life in patients after elective orthopedic foot and ankle surgery. In this randomized controlled trial the investigators want to analyze the effect of compressive stockings after foot and ankle surgery. Additionally the investigators want to evaluate the compliance of the compressive stockings Treatment. Therefore an electronic chip device is implanted into the compressive stockings to monitor wearing time.
详细描述
Pain and swelling are typical sequelae following surgical procedures at the foot and ankle. While it is known that compressive stockings treatment decreases swelling and improves overall ankle function and quality of life in patients after ankle fracture, the investigators hypothesize that compressive stockings could also ameliorate functional outcome and quality of life in patients after elective orthopedic foot and ankle surgery.
Reduced compliance in wearing compressive stockings after foot and ankle surgery might probably be a limiting factor of this postoperative adjuvant compressive therapy. Therefore the investigators want to evaluate patient´s compliance by using an electronic chip device to monitor wearing behavior.
All patients who will be operated on their feet and ankle are randomized and blindly assigned into either the compressive or control-group. Each group consists of 80 patients (160 patients in total). The compression group includes patients who receive postoperative compression stockings. The control group does not receive any stockings. Regular checks at 6 weeks and 12 weeks postoperatively will be performed in order to assess the following parameters:
- Foot and Ankle Scores
- Pain
2. Swelling of the foot and lower limb 3. Wearing compliance by electronically recorded wearing time.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •all patients with a signed informed consent
- •all patients, who underwent hindfoot and middlefoot surgery
排除标准
- •patients with a externe Fixateur.
- •patients with contraindication for the use of compressive stockings
- •patients with severe General disease (cancer, rheumatoider Arthritis)
结局指标
主要结局
Wearing Compliance
时间窗: 6 weeks postoperatively
With a sensor the wearing time in hours/day is monitored. Patients will be informed about the sensor at the 6 week follow up. They will be asked if the study Team is allowed to read the monitored wearing time.
次要结局
- worker´s compensation(12 weeks postoperatively)
- Pain(12 weeks postoperatively)
- pain killer use(12 weeks postoperatively)
- Swelling(12 weeks postoperatively)
- AOFAS(12 weeks postoperatively)