Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02896998
Routine Versus on Demand Removal of the Syndesmotic Screw
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 197 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA) · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The objective of this trial is to demonstrate that the functional outcome of 'removal on demand' of the syndesmotic screw is non-inferior compared to routine removal of the syndesmotic screw in patients with an ankle fracture.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Removal on demand of the syndesmotic screw | The syndesmotic screw will only be removed in case of a symptomatic implant (e.g. implant causing pain or restricted range of motion) |
| PROCEDURE | Routine removal of fhe syndesmotic screw | The syndesmotic screw will routinely be removed 8 - 12 weeks following placement of the screw |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2017-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2020-05-01
- Completion
- 2020-05-01
- First posted
- 2016-09-12
- Last updated
- 2020-07-10
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Netherlands
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02896998. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.