Weight Change With Controlled Ankle Movement (CAM) Walker Boot Use

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Foot Injury, Ankle Injury

In brief

The purpose of the study is to determine if patients wearing a CAM walker boot have a change in weight compared to patients who wear a CAM boot and are provided nutritional and upper body exercise information.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02643524

Run by

Nell Blake, DPM

People needed

20

Starts

2015-12-07

Expected to finish

2019-05-23

Last updated by the study team

2019-06-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age greater or equal to 18 (male or female)
• Participants prescribed a CAM boot as standard of care from the study investigator's practice
• Participant willing to have weight measured at the clinic site at time of enrollment and final visit
• Participants willing to have blood drawn for Albumin level at beginning and end of study
• Participant is able to provide voluntary, written informed consent
• Participant, in the opinion of the clinical investigator, is able to understand the clinical investigation and is willing to perform all study procedures and follow-up visits.
• Fluent in written and spoken English

You may not qualify if…

• Participants less than 18 years of age
• Pregnant women
• Cognitive impairment
• Participants with vertigo or other balance issues
• Participants unable to provide informed consent
• Non-English speaking individuals
• Participants who will not be wearing a CAM boot for at least 6 weeks
• Participants unable/unwilling to perform upper body exercises and follow nutrition guidelines

Where it is running

• Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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