Status:
COMPLETED
Operative Versus Non-operative Treatment of Achilles Tendon Rupture
Lead Sponsor:
Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic
Collaborating Sponsors:
The Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation
Conditions:
Achilles Tendon Rupture
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study is intended to determine whether the optimal treatment of acute Achilles tendon ruptures is surgical repair or functional bracing. Our hypotheses are surgical repair will: 1) Result in a c...
Detailed Description
Methodology This study is a multi-centre prospective randomized controlled clinical trial. This study will be conducted at five tertiary care centres by orthopaedic surgeons with an interest in soft t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Complete Achilles Tendon Rupture Less than 7 days from date of injury Age 18-70 years of age Ability to follow rehab protocol
Exclusion
- Inability to Speak English Significant ipsilateral injury Open injury to Achilles tendon Neurological disease (ie stroke, cerebral palsy) Collagen Disease (ie Ehlers Danlos disease) Pregnancy Fluoroquinolone associated rupture (rupture within 2 weeks of taking medication) Unfit for surgery Diabetes Peripheral Vascular disease Avulsion of Achilles tendon from calcaneus
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2000
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
July 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
150 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00284648
Start Date
December 1 2000
End Date
July 1 2007
Last Update
November 30 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic, University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 3K7