Healing and Evaluation of Activity and Life Quality after Calcaneal Fractures

Healing and Evaluation of Activity and Life Quality after Calcaneal Fractures - HEAL-CALC Study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00040451

Enrollment

Registered

2026-07-06

Start date

2026-05-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

S92.0

Interventions

Group 1: Patients who underwent minimally invasive surgery for a calcaneal fracture between 2018 and 2025.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who underwent minimally invasive surgery for a calcaneal fracture between 2018 and 2025 via a sinus tarsi approach or percutaneous screw osteosynthesis.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who are unable to give consent Patients who do not consent to participating in the study Pregnant patients Alternative surgical approaches

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Functional assessment at least 1 year post-operatively using the AOFAS, Maryland Foot Score, Zwipp Score and VAS-FA	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Assessment of consolidation, SF-12 questionnaire, chronic pain, postoperative infections, return to work	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactGerhard Schmidmaier

Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg

christine.gugau@med.uni-heidelberg.de+496221 5625000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026