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Operative vs. Non-Operative Treatment of Acute Ruptures of the Achilles Tendon

NCT01711307 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 220

Last updated 2020-07-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The proposed trial is a multi-centre prospective randomized controlled trial comparing outcomes of patients with acute Achilles tendon ruptures treated either non-operatively or with open operative tendon repair. All patients will undergo accelerated functional rehabilitation. The primary outcome measure is Achilles tendon re-rupture rate.

Conditions

  • Ruptured Achilles Tendon

Interventions

PROCEDURE

operative

PROCEDURE

non-operative

casting within 48 hrs

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Nova Scotia Health Authority

    collaborator OTHER

  • Mark Glazebrook

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dr. Mark Glazebrook, MD · Capital Health District Authority

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-10-01
Primary Completion
2019-12-31
Completion
2020-06-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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