Clinical trials: Fracture, Ankle
Ankle Fractures
Telerehabilitation Following Ankle Fractures
Background and Purpose: Ankle fractures represent one of the most common fractures in North America. Surgical fixation is often required in the presence of dislocation or instability and has been shown to have a high rate of…
- Trial name
- NCT04235907
- Testing
- Telerehabilitation, Standard rehabilitation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Bimalleolar Ankle Fractures
CMF Bone Stimulation as Adjunct to Surgical Treatment of Ankle Fractures
The OL1000 is intended to be used as a non-invasive adjunctive treatment for adult males or females that have sustained a closed, unstable ankle fracture that requires surgical treatment for stabilization.
- Trial name
- NCT02688855
- Testing
- Active Combined Magnetic Field OL1000 Bone Growth Stimulator
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 217 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Encore Medical, L.P.
Supination-external Rotation Ankle Fractures
Computed Tomography for Evaluating Supination-external Rotation Type Ankle Fractures
To compare measures of ankle stability from an investigational cone beam computed tomography scanner to gravity stress X-ray in patients who have unstable supination-external rotation ankle fractures.
- Trial name
- NCT02599441
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Open Tibia Fracture, Open Dislocation of Ankle
Accelerated Flap Coverage in Severe Lower Extremity Trauma
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to determine if accelerated flap coverage compared to standard flap coverage timing leads to improved infection-related complications in patients with open fractures and/or…
- Conditions
- Open Tibia Fracture, Open Dislocation of Ankle, Extremity Fracture Lower, Extremity Injuries Lower
- Trial name
- FLAP ATTACK (NCT06293469)
- Testing
- Accelerated Flap Coverage Surgery, Standard of Care Flap Timing
- Where
- 11 sites in United States, Australia and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 356 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Surgical Site Infection, Complication of Surgical Procedure
Topical Antibiotics in Surgical Site
Ankle fractures are one of the most common injuries in traumatology. It is the fourth most common fracture in general population after hip, wrist, and hand fractures.
- Trial name
- NCT05363462
- Testing
- Vancomycin 1000 MG
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon
Fracture of Foot
The Role of Blood Flow Restriction Therapy in Postop Rehabilitation of Foot and Ankle Injuries
The purpose of the study is to determine the role of blood flow restriction (BFR) + neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) in improving post-operative physical therapy and recovery after ankle fracture surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT05844280
- Testing
- BFR+NMES at therapeutic level, BFR+NMES at sub therapeutic level
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Bunion of Unspecified Foot, Bunionette of Unspecified Foot
Opiate Free Multimodal Pain Pathway in Elective Foot and Ankle Surgery: A Prospective Study
Orthopedic surgeons frequently prescribe and over-prescribe narcotic pain medications during the postoperative period, despite the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States.
- Conditions
- Bunion of Unspecified Foot, Bunionette of Unspecified Foot, Hammertoe, Ankle Fractures
- Trial name
- NCT04771741
- Testing
- Acetominophen, Toradol, Meloxicam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Prisma Health-Midlands
Ankle Fractures
Outcome Following Semitubular Plate vs. Polyaxial Locking Plates
In this prospective study, all patients with distal fibula fractures (AO 44 B1.1, B1.2, B1.3), with indication for surgery were included.
- Trial name
- NCT04370561
- Testing
- ORIF non-locking, ORIF locking
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
Ankle Fracture, Malleolus Fracture
Surgical Versus Nonsurgical Treatment of Fibular Fractures: A Prospective Randomized Study
Isolated surgical repair of the inside portion of the tibia may be enough to stabilize an ankle fracture in which both the tibia and the fibula are broken.
- Conditions
- Ankle Fracture, Malleolus Fracture, Medial Malleolus Fracture, Bimalleolar Fracture
- Trial name
- NCT02032966
- Testing
- Nonsurgical, Surgical
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Tennessee
Lower Limb; Fusion, Congenital, Lower Limb Fracture
Investigating Auto Adjusting Dynamic AFO
Offloading Ankle Foot Orthoses (AFOs) are devices designed for people following lower-limb reconstruction to restore mobility by reducing mechanical loading through the injury site and redistributing it proximally.
- Conditions
- Lower Limb; Fusion, Congenital, Lower Limb Fracture, Ankle Foot Injury
- Trial name
- NCT04623853
- Testing
- Variable Stiffness AFO
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Syndesmotic Injuries, Ligament Rupture
Internal Brace Augmented Anterior Inferior Tibiofibular Ligament Repair: Post-operative Syndesmotic Volumes.
Over the course of a year from the start of the research study, twenty subjects will be randomized evenly into one of two groups after an informed consent is obtained: a traditional tight rope fixation group or a tight rope…
- Conditions
- Syndesmotic Injuries, Ligament Rupture, Bimalleolar Fractures, Trimalleolar Fractures
- Trial name
- NCT05062265
- Testing
- Tight rope fixation, Tight rope fixation with an anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament (AITFL) repair augmentation with an internal brace
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vann Virginia Center for Orthopaedics dba Atlantic Orthopaedic Specialists
Ankle Fracture
Early Weight Bearing for Unstable Ankle Fractures Undergoing Operative Stabilization
The purpose of this randomized, controlled trial is to estimate the safety of early weight bearing on post ankle surgery. Patients who are indicated to have surgery for unstable ankle fractures by an attending trauma physician…
- Trial name
- NCT02779244
- Testing
- Early Weight bearing + Cam Boot, Non-Weight Bearing + Cam Boot
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Ankle Fractures
Functional Orthosis Versus Cast Immobilization for Partially Unstable Weber B Ankle Fractures
Stability dictates treatment choice for trans-syndesmotic fibula fractures. Optimal treatment for partially unstable fractures remains a topic of debate.
- Trial name
- NCT05412693
- Testing
- Functional orthosis, Cast immobilization
- Where
- 3 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 115 people
- Sponsor
- Ostfold Hospital Trust
Ankle Fractures, Intra-Articular Fractures
Prevention of Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis After Acute Intraarticular Fractures
Intra-articular fracture is a very common fracture. The only method to treat these fractures is surgery with plate and screws followed by rehabilitation.
- Conditions
- Ankle Fractures, Intra-Articular Fractures, Osteoarthritis
- Trial name
- NCT03769909
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Opioid Use, Post-operative Pain
Standardization of Post-operative Opiate Prescriptions for Same-day Ankle and Wrist Fracture Surgeries
The purpose of this prospective cohort study is to evaluate the opiate prescribing patterns post open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of wrist and ankle fractures at the Ottawa Hospital.
- Conditions
- Opioid Use, Post-operative Pain, Prescription Opioid Abuse, Fracture, Ankle
- Trial name
- NCT05322564
- Testing
- Standardized opiate prescription
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- The Ottawa Hospital
Ankle Fracture, Rehabilitation
Bracing After Ankle Fracture
Ankle fractures are common, debilitating and usually treated with immobilisation using a foot-ankle brace (walker). Emerging evidence suggests that a less restrictive brace may reduce recovery time without increasing the risk of…
- Conditions
- Ankle Fracture, Rehabilitation, Recovery
- Trial name
- BAF (NCT07163091)
- Testing
- ankel stirrup, Foot-ankel brace (walker)
- Where
- 16 sites in Denmark, Faroe Islands
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
Ankle Fractures
Unna Boots for Ankle Fracture Swelling
This study will evaluate the difference in soft tissue swelling prior to surgery and wound complications after surgery between unna boot application versus standard splint application.
- Trial name
- NCT04086927
- Testing
- Unna Boot
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Ankle Fracture
Ankle Syndesmosis Fixation by Antibiotic Releasing Bioabsorbable Screw
This single-center randomized trial evaluates the efficacy and safety of a new bone screw (antibiotic releasing bioabsorbable screw) in fixation of syndesmosis in patients with Weber C-type ankle fractures.
- Trial name
- NCT01729195
- Testing
- A ciprofloxacin containing bioabsorbable PLGA bone screw
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Pes Planus
The Development of Flat Foot After Ankle Fractures
In this study we are trying to determine the incidence of flat foot (also called pes planus) among patients who have had an ankle fracture.
- Trial name
- NCT00507910
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Ankle Injuries, Fracture
Rest Easy: Is Bed Rest Really Necessary After Surgical Repair of an Ankle Fracture?
After a patient has fractured an ankle that then requires surgery, the recommendation is to remain in bed, with the operated leg elevated on pillows for 48 hours.
- Trial name
- NCT00690651
- Testing
- Early mobilization, Standard mobilization
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- The Alfred