NCT02823275

Post Operative Quality of Life and Pain in Ankle Fractures: Cast Versus Functional Treatment

Post Operative Evaluation of Quality of Life and Pain in Ankle Fractures: Cast Immobilisation Versus Functional Treatment

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 13 (actual)
• Sponsor: Rijnstate Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Rationale: Ankle fractures are common traumatic lesions. In order to restore the anatomical situation of the ankle joint to prevent posttraumatic arthritis, these fractures often need surgical treatment. Both cast immobilisation and functional treatment have proved to be reliable postoperative treatment regimes. Insight into the quality of life and the level of pain is necessary to determine if these treatments can be related to higher patient satisfaction and earlier resumption of daily activities and work. Objective: The aim of this study is to examine two postoperative treatments for surgically corrected ankle fractures. Postoperative, direct functional mobilisation is compared to short term plaster cast fixation. The focus of this study is on quality of life, pain and the use of pain medication, and resumption of work and daily activities. Main study parameters/endpoints: Quality of life, Function, pain, swelling, daily activities and work, disabilities (pain disability index), complications

Conditions

• Ankle Fractures

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Functional mobilisation	functional mobilisation
OTHER	Short term plaster cast fixation	2 weeks cast immobilisation

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-01-01
• Primary completion: 2012-11-01
• Completion: 2012-11-01
• First posted: 2016-07-06
• Last updated: 2016-07-06

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Netherlands