Post-operative management of tendo-Achilles rupture - the use of an off-the-shelf orthosis

ISRCTN ISRCTN34849872
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN34849872
Secondary identifying numbers N0547061010
Submission date
12/09/2003
Registration date
12/09/2003
Last edited
28/07/2008
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Mr Matthew Costa
Scientific

Associate Professor Trauma and Orthopaedics Warwick Medical School
Clinical Sciences Research Institute
Clifford Bridge Road
Coventry
CV2 2DX
United Kingdom

Phone +44 02476 968618
Email matthew.costa@warwick.ac.uk

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeNot Specified
Scientific title
Study objectivesThe study aims to assess the potential of an 'off-the-shelf' orthosis in speeding the recovery of patients with tendo-Archilles rupture.
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedMusculoskeletal Diseases: Tendo-Achilles rupture
InterventionRandomised study using a modified 'off-the-shelf' orthosis versus usual postoperative treatment with a plaster cast. Speeding the recovery of patients by earlier weight bearing.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureSpeeding the recovery of patients.
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/04/1999
Completion date01/04/2003

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupNot Specified
SexNot Specified
Target number of participants24 patients
Key inclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Key exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment01/04/1999
Date of final enrolment01/04/2003

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Associate Professor Trauma and Orthopaedics Warwick Medical School
Coventry
CV2 2DX
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Department of Health (UK)
Government

Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Website http://www.doh.gov.uk

Funders

Funder type

Government

East Norfolk and Waveney Research Consortium - Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital/Norwich PCT (UK) + British Medical Association funding

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 01/01/2006 Yes No