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Measurement of Mechanical Properties of the Healing Achilles Tendon With or Without Early Weightbearing

NCT01063465 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 35

Last updated 2010-02-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to measure the mechanical properties of healing Achilles tendons in humans after early controlled weightbearing, compared with a control group in a randomized, single-blinded trial. The mechanical properties are measured using radiostereophotogrammetic x-rays (RSA).

Hypothesis: Early weightbearing improves mechanical properties of the healing Achilles tendon.

Conditions

  • Achilles Tendon Rupture
  • Soft Tissue Injury
  • Tendon Injury

Interventions

DEVICE

Early weightbearing

Patients in the intervention group are after 2 weeks supposed to remove the cast twice a day and use a special training pedal for 5 weeks (until cast removal).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Linkoeping University

    lead OTHER_GOV

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-02-28
Primary Completion
2010-12-31

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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