The Development of Flat Foot After Ankle Fractures

Pes Planus Clinical Trial

Official title:

Pes Planus After Weber B and C Ankle Fractures

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00507910
• Other study ID #: OHREB2006542
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 25, 2007
• Last updated: July 19, 2011
• Start date: December 2006
• Est. completion date: December 2010

Study information

• Verified date: July 2011
• Source: Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Canada: Ethics Review Committee
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

In this study we are trying to determine the incidence of flat foot (also called pes planus) among patients who have had an ankle fracture. As compared to the general population, it is predicted that the incidence of pes planus will be higher among people who have fractured their ankle.

Description:

Pes planus may develop following ankle fractures due to additional injuries that are sustained at the time of ankle fracture. If this study can demonstrate an association, further research would investigate how to effectively treat the pes planus early to prevent it from becoming a symptomatic problem.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 25
• Est. completion date: December 2010
• Est. primary completion date: December 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients will be considered eligible if:

• They have sustained Weber type B or C ankle fractures and needed open reduction

• They are 18 years of age or older

• They are expected to be full weight bearing for at least 4 months to allow the potential of supporting structures to stretch and pes planus to develop

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients will be excluded if they already have flat foot in their non-fractured foot.

• Patients with bilateral ankle fractures

• Patients who are not competent to sign a consent form

• A second fracture to the ankle

• Pathological fractures

• Patients with underlying cancer.

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Ankle Fractures
• Flatfoot
• Pes Planus

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	The Ottawa Hospital	Ottawa	Ontario

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada,