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A Study to Compare Early and Partial Weight-bearing After Hallux Valgus Surgery

NCT05534724 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 122

Last updated 2025-08-06

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Summary

This is a two-arm randomized controlled trial with the aim to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of post-operative management after a modified Lapidus arthrodesis with/without an Akin or a Weil/Hohmann surgery fusion with immediate complete weight-bearing compared with partial weight-bearing (10 - 15kg) for 6 weeks as a novel approach for rehabilitation after a foot surgery.

Conditions

  • Hallux Valgus
  • Orthopedic Disorder

Interventions

OTHER

Partial weight-bearing (10 - 15kg)

Immediate post-operative partial weight-bearing (10 - 15kg) with a VACOPASO shoe for 6 weeks

OTHER

Complete weight-bearing

Complete post-operative weight-bearing with a VACOPASO shoe for 6 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Martin Riegger, MD · EOC

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-01-19
Primary Completion
2026-07-01
Completion
2026-07-01

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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