Early vs Delayed Weightbearing After Surgical Fixation of Unstable Ankle Fractures With Syndesmosis Disruption
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Official title
Early Weightbearing vs Delayed Weightbearing After Surgical Fixation of Unstable Ankle Fractures With Syndesmosis Disruption: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Brief summary
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No study has prospectively compared a traditional post-operative non-weightbearing protocol versus early post-operative weightbearing as tolerated for unstable ankle injuries after surgical fixation of the syndesmosis. This prospective study will attempt to determine if early weightbearing can improve functional outcomes, result in a quicker return to work, and monitor differences in rates of adverse events. It will exclude the most severe ankle injuries and patients with excluding comorbidities.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT05587842
- Recruitment status
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 150 participants
Conditions and interventions
Interventions
- Early Weightbearing management post operation Procedure
- Delayed Weightbearing management post operation (Traditional) Procedure
Procedure
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- 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
- Feb 9, 2021
- Primary completion
- Feb 28, 2027
- Completion
- Feb 28, 2027
- Last update posted
- May 21, 2026
2021 – 2027
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner - University Medical Center, Phoenix campus | Phoenix | Arizona | 85006 | — |
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- Last update posted May 21, 2026 · Synced Sep 6, 2026
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