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Simplified Post Op Rehabilitation for Ankle and Pilon Fractures

NCT05280639 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2025-05-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this study is to compare standard post operative rehabilitation with a simplified wooden block stretching protocol that will yield similar results.

Conditions

  • Ankle Fractures
  • Pilon Fracture

Interventions

DEVICE

Wooden block

Individuals randomized to this group will be given a wooden block at no cost to them and a simplified version of home, self-guided exercises with instructions on how to do the exercises and how often to do so.

OTHER

Formal physical therapy or Home Exercise Program

Individuals randomized to this group will receive the standard formal physical therapy which are sessions run by a physical therapist, usually 2-3 times a week to rehabilitate their ankle OR follow a standardized home exercise program which will be done by yourself with exercise outlined with how they should be performed and how often

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Virginia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Seth Yarboro, MD · University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgey

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-10-03
Primary Completion
2025-09-01
Completion
2025-12-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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