Comparative Outcomes Between Foot Cast and Short Leg Cast in the Patients With Acute Closed Fracture of Proximal Fifth Metatarsal (Zone II)

Acute Closed Fracture of Proximal Fifth Metatarsal (Zone II) Clinical Trial

Official title:

Comparative Outcomes Between Foot Cast and Short Leg Cast in the Patients With Acute Closed Fracture of Proximal Fifth Metatarsal (Zone II)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03170687
• Other study ID #: 53/2560
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 24, 2017
• Est. completion date: September 1, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: September 2018
• Source: Ramathibodi Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study aims to compare outcomes of short leg cast and foot cast for treatment acute fifth metatarsal fracture (Zone II).

Description:

A randomized controlled trial will conducts between January 2017 and January 2019, participants with acute fifth metatarsal fracture (Zone II) will recruit for this study at the orthopedic outpatient clinic of a police general hospital, Bangkok, Thailand. A total of 100 patients will randomly allocate to receive foot cast or short leg cast. acute closed fracture of proximal fifth metatarsal (zone II) patients.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 72
• Est. completion date: September 1, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: September 1, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 15 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:acute closed fracture of proximal fifth metatarsal (zone II) with following criteria

1. History of trauma and pain at lateral side of foot

2. Tenderness at base of 5th metatarsal

3. Radiographic finding shown fracture line at proximal 5th metatarsal bone

Exclusion Criteria:

1. more than 1 week

2. comminuted or multiple fracture

3. Open fracture

4. Ligament and tendon injury

5. Previous injury complication: nonunion, delayed union

6. Malignancy

7. refuse to inform consent

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Acute Closed Fracture of Proximal Fifth Metatarsal (Zone II)
• Fractures, Bone
• Fractures, Closed

Intervention

Device:
• short foot cast
metatarsal foot cast
• short leg cast
full short leg cast

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Thailand	Jatupon Kongtharvonskul	Bangkok	Select...

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Jatupon Kongtharvonskul	Police General Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Thailand, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	rescue medication	paracetamol or NSAIDs	8 weeks
Primary	VAS	visual analog score	8 weeks
Secondary	AOFAS	foot score	8 weeks
Secondary	union rate	radiographic union	8 weeks
Secondary	complication	skin ulcer or compartment syndrome	8 weeks