Comparison of Non-Surgical Treatment Options for Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome (CECS)
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Brief summary
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Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome (CECS) in the lower leg is a debilitating condition in highly active individuals. Pain occurs in 1 or several leg compartments upon an exertional activity, typically running, that quickly dissipates once the activity stopped. Surgical fasciotomy is the standard for treating lower leg CECS, but success is variable. Complications may occur post-surgery and there is a potential for a repeat procedure. Recovery times post-surgery also vary greatly. Conservative treatments, such as gait retraining and botulinum toxin injections, are emerging as non-surgical options for the treatment of CECS with success through published case reports and case series. This study aims to evaluate the use of these non-surgical treatment options for CECS in the anterior and lateral leg compartments with a follow up for at least 2 years across multiple study sites.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT04409600
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 35 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Supervised Gait Retraining Behavioral
- Home Based Gait Retraining Behavioral
- Saline Injection Drug
- Botulinum Toxin Injection Drug
Behavioral · Drug
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 50 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Nov 4, 2020
- Primary completion
- Dec 5, 2024
- Completion
- Dec 5, 2024
- Last update posted
- Mar 5, 2026
2020 – 2024
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 4
- U.S. states
- 4
- U.S. cities
- 4
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Reed National Military Medical Center | Bethesda | Maryland | 20307 | — |
| Womack Army Medical Center | Fort Bragg | North Carolina | 28310 | — |
| Carl R. Darnell Army Medical Center | Killeen | Texas | 76544 | — |
| Fort Belvoir Community Hospital | Fort Belvoir | Virginia | 22060 | — |
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- Last update posted Mar 5, 2026 · Synced Sep 6, 2026
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