NCT00679393

Comparative Study of Fixation or Fusion of Calcaneal Fractures

A Prospective Randomized Multicentre Clinical Trial Comparing Open Reduction Internal Fixation With Primary Subtalar Fusion in Patients With Severely Comminuted (Sanders IV), Displaced, Intra-articular Fractures of the Calcaneus

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 26 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Calgary · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 16 Years – 59 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A multicentre randomized controlled trial that will be conducted at Level 1 trauma centres across Canada. It will compare patients who receive open reduction, internal fixation for Sanders IV calcaneal fractures to patients who receive primary subtalar fusion for the same type of fracture. Patients will be followed up for a period of two years from the time of operation with evaluations being performed at 5 time points: 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months.

Conditions

• Fractures, Comminuted
• Fracture Fixation, Internal

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Open reduction internal fixation	Open reduction internal fixation surgery of severely comminuted calcaneal fracture (Sanders IV).
PROCEDURE	Fusion	Primary subtalar fusion of severely comminuted calcaneal fracture (Sanders IV)

Timeline

• Start date: 2004-02-01
• Primary completion: 2014-12-01
• Completion: 2014-12-01
• First posted: 2008-05-16
• Last updated: 2015-02-11

Locations

4 sites across 1 country: Canada