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Correlation Between Intraoperative Tourniquet Use and Limb pH, Functional Measures and Patient-reported Outcomes After Ankle Fracture Surgery

NCT05445960 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 390

Last updated 2025-03-24

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Summary

This study aims to 1) characterize skeletal muscle pH during/after tourniquet use and 2) investigate any relationship between intraoperative tourniquet use and postoperative functional measures and patient-reported outcomes.

Conditions

  • Ankle Fractures
  • Ankle Fracture - Lateral Malleolus
  • Ankle Fracture, Bimalleolar
  • Ankle Fracture, Trimalleolar
  • Ankle Fracture - Medial Malleolus
  • Maisonneuve's Fracture
  • Syndesmotic Injuries
  • Fibula Fracture

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Tourniquet

This arm will have a tourniquet placed about the thigh and inflated to 250mmHg for the duration of ankle fracture surgery or 2 hours, whichever is shorter.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Oregon Health and Science University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lara Atwater, MD · Oregon Health and Science University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-08-17
Primary Completion
2026-03-17
Completion
2027-03-17

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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