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Standard Non Operative Treatment Versus Accelerated Rehabilitation of Achilles Tendon Ruptures

NCT02598843 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 140

Last updated 2020-01-27

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to directly compare traditional plaster treatment with early weightbearing in a walking boot for the non operative treatment of acute achilles tendon rupture.

Conditions

  • Rupture of Achilles Tendon

Interventions

OTHER

Standard treatment protocol

Cast Protocol 4 weeks in Full Equinus cast - Non Weight Bearing (NWB) with axillary crutches; 4 weeks in Semi-Equinus cast NWB with axillary crutches; 2 weeks in neutral cast - Full Weight Bearing (FWB); 2 weeks FWB out of cast, with shoe insert heel raise. Followed by course of physiotherapy

OTHER

Accelerated Rehabilitation

4 weeks in Ossur Rebound walking boot with 3cm heel raise, worn continuously including in bed. Weight bearing as tolerated (WBAT)/FWB - crutches for balance; 2 weeks in Rebound walking boot with 1.5cm heel raise (WBAT/FWB - crutches for balance; 2 weeks in Rebound walking boot with foot in neutral. At 8 weeks, remove boot and allow FWB out of boot. At 8 weeks after initiation of treatment, physiotherapy is commenced.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • NHS Lothian

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Leela Biant, BSc (Hons) MBBS FRSCEd MSres · University of Manchester

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-11-30
Primary Completion
2019-07-03
Completion
2019-07-03

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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