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Comparison of Different Tourniquet Release Times in Bunion Surgery

NCT03616847 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2019-05-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Patients listed for hallux valgus/hallux rigidus correction surgery will be randomised to one of two treatment groups. Group 1 (standard care) will have the calf tourniquet released after wound closure. Group 2 will have the tourniquet removed five minutes before wound closure. Participants will have the volume of their operated foot measured pre-operatively and post-operatively at six weeks and three months.

Conditions

  • Hallux Valgus
  • Hallux Rigidus

Interventions

OTHER

Standard care

Hallux valgus/hallux rigidus surgery with the calf tourniquet remaining in situ until the wound is closed.

OTHER

Tourniquet release

Hallux valgus/hallux rigidus surgery with the calf tourniquet released five minutes before the wound is closed.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Golden Jubilee National Hospital

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Kalpesh Shah, M.D. · Gloden Jubilee National Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-08-23
Primary Completion
2021-08-26
Completion
2021-11-25

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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