Preliminary Review of Cold and Active Compression Therapy for Traumatic Calcaneus or Ankle Fractures

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Ankle Fractures

In brief

This study will examine the initial efficacy and cost-effectiveness of using the cryocompression therapy model both pre-operatively and post-operatively in patients that have recently suffered a traumatic calcaneus or ankle fracture compared to the standard pre-operative RICE therapy procedures.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02498717

Run by

AdventHealth

People needed

55

Starts

2015-06-03

Expected to finish

2017-07-26

Last updated by the study team

2018-02-15

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients over 18 years of age
• Able to provide informed consent
• Recent calcaneus or ankle fracture requiring fixation
• Injury is determined (by physician) to be an isolated, closed, low-energy bimalleolar fracture

You may not qualify if…

• Unable to provide informed consent
• History of Dementia or mental instability
• No recent additional fractures (within one year) at or around injury site
• Persons with symptoms of any kind of psychosocial disorder
• Any condition that the clinician feels would contraindicate for the postoperative test or control treatments
• Any conditions that would contraindicate using the Game Ready
• If the patient is prevented from transfer to the OR due to reasons other than medically necessary

Where it is running

• Florida Hospital — Orlando, Florida, United States

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