Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Long-term Evaluation of Sports Activity in Patients Whose Ankle Was Treated by Anatomical Reconstruction or Arthroscopic Repair Following Chronic Lateral Instability

Lead Sponsor:

GCS Ramsay Santé pour l'Enseignement et la Recherche

Conditions:

Ankle Instability

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare at 5 years the sporting activity of patients whose ankle had been treated by reconstruction or repair following chronic lateral instability. The main ques...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient, male or female, aged ≥ 18 years
  • Patient with chronic ankle instability defined by:
  • A history of trauma including a severe ankle sprain.
  • Clinical symptoms persisting for at least 3 months at the time of inclusion: pain, swelling, sensation of 'giving way', sensation of instability, recurrent sprains; Clinical tests (drawer test, varus provocation test) confirming grade III laxity; Imaging results (MRI) confirming clinically suspected ligament damage.
  • Patient affiliated to or benefiting from a social security scheme
  • French-speaking patient who has signed an informed consent form

Exclusion

  • Patient with deltoid ligament injury, severe fracture or open trauma
  • Patient with insufficient ligament remnant and/or in too poor a condition to allow Broström-type repair.
  • Patient with a symptomatic osteochondral lesion
  • Patient with ankle hyperlaxity (Beighton score \> 3)
  • Patient with early ankle arthropathy (Takakura arthritis classification ≥ stage 3)
  • Patient with neuromuscular disorders, systemic inflammatory disorders or tumours.
  • Patient requiring surgery on both ankles
  • Patients with a bony deformity of the ankle or foot on the affected side;
  • Patients with professional athlete status
  • Patient already included in another study
  • Protected patient: adult under guardianship, curatorship or other legal protection, deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2031

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06945198

Start Date

October 1 2025

End Date

December 31 2031

Last Update

September 29 2025

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Hôpital Privé Jean Mermoz

Lyon, France, 69008