Status:
COMPLETED
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Calcaneal Intraarticular Fractures: Can it Decrease the Soft-tissue Complication Rate?
Lead Sponsor:
RWTH Aachen University
Conditions:
Microcirculation
Wound Healing
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study aims to test the hypothesis that postoperative daily hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) decreases soft-tissue complication rate during the operative handling of intra-articular calcaneal frac...
Detailed Description
Wound complication remains an important problem in calcaneal fractures, with some plate series quoting up to a 27% infection rate. The original hypothesis stimulating this study is that HBOT after cal...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Acute displaced intraarticular calcaneal fracture
Exclusion
- Extraarticular or open fracture, re-fracture or past surgical procedures in calcaneal region, peripheral vascular disease, insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, macroangiopathy: Study population is representative for all calcaneal fractures
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01264146
Start Date
April 1 2011
End Date
November 1 2012
Last Update
November 27 2012
Active Locations (1)
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RWTH Aachen University
Aachen, Germany, 52074