The Effect of Weight Bearing on Patient Outcomes Following 1st MTP Joint Fusion
Recruiting · NCT04473196 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Nova Scotia Health Authority
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
weightbearing
What this trial is about
randomized-controlled trial looking specifically at the effect of weight bearing on the outcomes of first MTP joint fusions
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Age 18 years or great
- Medically fit for surgery
- Patients diagnosed with condition for which a 1st MTP joint fusion is a surgical management option based on clinical examination and radiographs
- Failed non-operative management (orthotics, bracing, Tylenol, NSAIDs, shoe-wear modification)
- Surgery is for an isolated 1st MTP fusion
- Able and willing to comply with follow up schedule and requirements
- Capable of providing informed consent
Exclusion criteria
- Age \<18 years old
- Surgical booking is for more than just 1st MTP fusion
- Unable to comply with follow up schedule and requirements
- Unable to provide informed consent
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- Nova Scotia Health Authority - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada