Clinical trials: Foot Ankle Injuries
Lower Limb; Fusion, Congenital, Lower Limb Fracture
Investigating Auto Adjusting Dynamic AFO
Offloading Ankle Foot Orthoses (AFOs) are devices designed for people following lower-limb reconstruction to restore mobility by reducing mechanical loading through the injury site and redistributing it proximally.
- Conditions
- Lower Limb; Fusion, Congenital, Lower Limb Fracture, Ankle Foot Injury
- Trial name
- NCT04623853
- Testing
- Variable Stiffness AFO
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Ankle Injuries, Foot Injury
Monster Screw System Post-Market Clinical Follow-Up Study
Post-market clinical follow-up study on the Monster Screw System
- Trial name
- NCT05190159
- Testing
- Monster Screw System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Paragon 28
Ankle Sprains, Chronic Ankle Instability
Effects of the Elastic Taping on the Chronic Ankle Instability
This study will analyze the effects of an elastic taping application protocol in individuals with chronic ankle instability. One group will perform a protocol with increased tape tension for five weeks while the other group will…
- Conditions
- Ankle Sprains, Chronic Ankle Instability, Athletes Foot
- Trial name
- NCT04568577
- Testing
- Tape with tension, Tape without tension
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Norte do Paraná
Geriatric, Foot Ankle Injuries
Foot And Ankle Proprıoceptıve Exercıse Program
This study will be conducted to evaluate whether the foot and ankle proprioceptive exercise program contributes to foot posture, physical performance and fall incidence in geriatric individuals.
- Conditions
- Geriatric, Foot Ankle Injuries, Exercise, Fall in Nursing Home
- Trial name
- NCT07522827
- Testing
- home exercise, Foot and ankle proprioceptive exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara University
Incision, Foot Ankle Injuries
Staple Versus Suture Closure for Foot and Ankle Surgery
This study aims to determine if staples or sutures are better for the closure of uncomplicated foot and ankle surgeries. Currently, most surgeons base their choice for closure on previous teaching from a mentor during fellowship…
- Trial name
- NCT03522753
- Testing
- Metal skin staples, Nylon sutures
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Ankle Injuries, Foot Injuries
Ankle Trauma: an Emergency Nurse Assessment Study
The ankle and/or foot injuries incidence is high. Lateral ankle sprains are most common diagnosis, while fractures represent less than 15% of final diagnosis.
- Conditions
- Ankle Injuries, Foot Injuries, Diagnosis, Treatment
- Trial name
- ATENA (NCT04126837)
- Testing
- Diagnosis and treatment
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Insufficiency Fractures, Stress Fracture
A Longitudinal Outcomes Study of the Subchondroplasty® Procedure in the Foot/Ankle
Post Market clinical outcomes study to collect data on the short - and long-term outcomes for subjects who are undergoing or who have undergone the Subchondroplasty Procedure in the foot and/or ankle in a standard clinical…
- Conditions
- Insufficiency Fractures, Stress Fracture, Stress Fracture, Ankle, Foot and Toes
- Trial name
- NCT03087396
- Testing
- Treatment of insufficiency fractures
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- Zimmer Biomet
Diabetic Foot Ulcer, Wound Healing
Systemic Biochemical Signature and Functional Quality Index of Calcaneal Bone Marrow Aspirate in Adults Undergoing Foot or Ankle Surgery
This observational prospective cohort study will evaluate whether routine blood tests are associated with the functional quality of calcaneal bone marrow aspirate mesenchymal stem cells in adults undergoing clinically indicated…
- Conditions
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer, Wound Healing, Foot Ulcer Due to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
- Trial name
- IQF-BMA (NCT07802106)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Sao Francisco
Running, Wounds and Injuries
Effect of a Gait Retraining Intervention and a Minimalist Footwear Transition on Foot-ankle Strength, Running Economy and Injury in Endurance Runners.
The main aim is to determine whether a gait retraining intervention will improve the strength of the foot-ankle muscle, the running economy and reduce the injury incidence in a one-year follow-up study.
- Conditions
- Running, Wounds and Injuries, Oxygen Consumption
- Trial name
- NCT05499871
- Testing
- Gait retraining intervention, Transition to minimalist footwear.
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Ankle Injuries, Ankle Sprains
The Evaluation of Ankle Joint Braces Efficiency
The project concerns the evaluation of commercially available ankle joint braces effectiveness used as orthopedic supply after ankle joint ligaments tear injury.
- Trial name
- NCT04586036
- Testing
- ankle joint brace 1, ankle joint brace 2, ankle joint brace 3
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Barbara Łysoń
Other Instability, Ankle and Foot
The Effect of Strain-counterstrain on Ankle Instability
This study seeks to determine the effectiveness of Strain Counterstrain in the treatment of chronic ankle instability.
- Trial name
- NCT02025569
- Testing
- Strain Counterstrain
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Long Island University
Ankle Injuries, Foot Injuries
Triage-Based Application of OFAR on the Number of Radiographs Ordered
Foot and ankle injuries account for nearly two million visits to Emergency Departments (EDs) in the United States and Canada each year. Of these injured patients, only 15% are diagnosed with actual fractures of the ankle.
- Trial name
- OFAR (NCT01779804)
- Testing
- OFAR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lehigh Valley Hospital
Injuries, Injury Arm
Virtual Reality for Pain in Acute Orthopedic Injuries
The goal of this study is to pilot test a skills-based virtual reality (VR) for acute orthopedic injury. It will measure the feasibility, signals of improvement, exploratory pain mechanisms, and user experience of an established…
- Conditions
- Injuries, Injury Arm, Injury;Sports, Injury, Knee
- Trial name
- NCT05552430
- Testing
- RelieveVRx
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Injuries, Ankle, Sprain of Foot
Multisegmented Foot Motion in Patients With Lateral Ankle Sprains and Chronic Ankle Instability
Lateral ankle sprains (LAS) and chronic ankle instability (CAI) are common musculoskeletal injuries that are a result of inversion injury during sport.
- Trial name
- NCT02697461
- Testing
- Intrinsic Foot Strengthening, Joint Mobilization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Ankle Injuries, Instability; Ankle (Ligaments) (Old Injury)
A Morphological Study in Volleyball Athletes With Cronic Ankle Instability
The former purpose of this study to investigate the effect of transverse abdominis, lumbar multifidus, vastus lateralis, lateral gastrocnemius, anterior talofibular ligament of morphology on explosive power and balance…
- Conditions
- Ankle Injuries, Instability; Ankle (Ligaments) (Old Injury), Radiological Devices Associated With Adverse Incidents, Diagnostic and Monitoring Devices, Athlete Foot
- Trial name
- NCT05746663
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Ankle Fractures, Post-traumatic Osteoarthritis
Iterative Design of Custom Dynamic Orthoses to Reduce Articular Contact Stress
The proposed study evaluates the effect of carbon fiber brace design on forces across the ankle joint. Research suggests that ankle arthritis develops after ankle fracture, in part, due to elevated forces on the cartilage.
- Conditions
- Ankle Fractures, Post-traumatic Osteoarthritis, Osteoarthritis Ankle
- Trial name
- PRMRP-FPA2 (NCT04562896)
- Testing
- Custom Carbon Fiber Dynamic Orthosis (CDO)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa