MedTrace Logo

Early Mobilization After Achilles Tendon Rupture

NCT02318472 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2024-03-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether early mobilization after Achilles tendon rupture can speed up healing, prevent development of venous thromboembolism and improve patient outcome.

Conditions

  • Achilles Tendon Rupture
  • Deep Venous Thrombosis

Interventions

DEVICE

VACOped orthosis

Weight-bearing orthosis with adjustable range of motion of the ankle

DEVICE

Plaster cast

Lower limb plaster cast

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • OPED GmbH

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Karolinska University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Paul W Ackermann, MD, PhD · Karolinska University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-11-30
Primary Completion
2019-03-31
Completion
2024-12-31

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT02318472 on ClinicalTrials.gov