Early motion and directed exercise (EMADE) in ankle fracture fixatio

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Specialty: Injuries and emergencies, Primary sub-specialty: Injuries and emergencies; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Ankle fractures

• Registration Number: ISRCTN11212729
• Lead Sponsor: ottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Brief Summary

2018 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29855386 protocol 2020 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2020.03.020 (added 18/02/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-03-20
• Study Completion: 2019-06-20
• Last Update Posted: 1 March 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 157

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 18 and over
2. Independently living
3. Isolated and closed Weber B ankle fractures which are stable following internally fixation

Exclusion Criteria

1. Inability to provide informed consent
2. Diabetes
3. Non-healing leg/foot ulcers
4. Steroid users
5. Pre-existing ankle arthritis and concurrent or history of significant ipsilateral or contralateral lower limb injury/condition e.g. contralateral leg prosthesis
6. Neurological disorders

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Symptoms and function, are measured by the Olerud and Molander ankle score (OMAS) patient reported outcome measure (PROM), recorded at 2 and 6-weeks post-surgery, as baseline and end-of-intervention respectively and at 12 (Primary timepoint) 24 and 52-weeks post-surgery.