Status:
COMPLETED
Post Operative Ankle Splint Study - Prospective Multi Center Randomized Controlled Trial
Lead Sponsor:
Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization
Collaborating Sponsors:
Kuwait University
Conditions:
Ankle Fractures
Splints
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Background: Ankle fractures are some of the most common orthopedic presentations, however, controversy in their management and their post-operative rehabilitation protocols exist. Most displaced ankle...
Detailed Description
Overview The mainstay of unstable ankle fractures is surgical in nature, however controversy and an unclear consensus exists regarding post-operative rehabilitation; is a splint necessary or not? Spl...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- A.O 44 ankle fractures requiring surgical fixation (uni or bimalleolar with /without syndesmotic injury)
Exclusion
- pathological fracture
- poly trauma pilon fractures open fractures other associated fractures in same extremity peripheral neuropathy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04796168
Start Date
February 1 2021
End Date
March 1 2023
Last Update
March 8 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Mubarak Al kabeer hospital
Kuwait City, Kuwait