Repair for acute Achilles tendon rupture

Modified Bunnell suture repair versus bundle-to-bundle suture repair for acute Achilles tendon rupture

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2000035229

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2020-08-04

Start date

2016-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-08-10

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Conditions

Achilles tendon rupture

Interventions

A:bundle-to-bundle suture

B:modified Bunnell suture

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) aged 18 to 45 years; (2) body mass index (BMI) <34 kg/m2; (3) closed injury; (4) acute Achilles tendon rupture (<7 days since tendon rupture).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) partial Achilles tendon rupture (diagnosed on MRI or via intraoperative probing); (2) Achilles tendon ruptured at a distance of less than 2 cm from the tendon insertion point; (3) diseases that may affect the results of the functional tests, such as autoimmune disease, deep vein thrombosis, or neuropathy.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Achilles tendon total rupture score;American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) ankle-hindfoot scale score;visual analog scale (VAS) pain score;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactXiaomeng Wang

Hebei Medical University Third Affiliated Hospital

nickwang07@163.com+86 18633835079

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 26, 2026