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Effects of Early Weight Bearing on Rehabilitation Outcomes in Patients With Traumatic Ankle and Tibial Plateau Fractures

NCT04028414 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 450

Last updated 2025-01-22

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Summary

The overall objective of this study is to compare outcomes following early versus delayed weight bearing for adult patients operatively treated for an ankle fracture without syndesmotic fixation. Additionally, early weight bearing will be tested in patients with unicondylar plateau fractures that do not involve joint impaction in the context of a pilot study.

Conditions

  • Rehabilitation

Interventions

OTHER

Early Weight Bearing

Patients will be instruction to weight bear as tolerated while in a boot.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lisa Reider, PhD · Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-01-01
Primary Completion
2024-10-01
Completion
2025-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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