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The ACHILLS Trial; Application of Cerament in Heel Infection for Lower Limb Salvage

NCT07057817 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2025-08-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The ACHILLS Trial is a multicentre randomised controlled feasibility study comparing partial calcanectomy with and without the use of an antibiotic-impregnated bone graft substitute (Cerament G) for treating calcaneal osteomyelitis, specifically on wound healing rates, re-infection, and overall efficacy in a sample of 30 patients over a one-year period.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Cerament G

Partial Calcanectomy plus cerament G

OTHER

Standard Surgical Managment

Partial Calcanectomy as standard of care

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • James Walsh · Beaumont Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-07-25
Primary Completion
2026-07-25
Completion
2026-07-25

Countries

  • Ireland

Study Locations

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Diseases

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