Comparison of sutures for the repair of acute Achilles tendon rupture

Comparison of absorbable and nonabsorbable sutures for the repair of acute Achilles tendon rupture: A prospective, randomized trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0006596

Enrollment

Registered

2021-09-24

Start date

2018-06-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-10-05

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Medical Device : For the Achilles tendon repair, the Krackow suture technique will be performed in a two-stranded single configuration, and three locking loops were made along each side of the tendon.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who required surgical repair for acute Achilles tendon rupture

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) under 18 or over 65 years of age, (2) history of previous surgery at the Achilles tendon, (3) coexisting chronic Achilles tendinopathies (i.e. spontaneous rupture, previous quinolone therapy, steroid use, renal transplantation, diabetes, peripheral vascular, alcoholic and diabetic polyneuropathy),(4) bilateral Achilles tendon rupture, or other notable injuries around the ankle joint combined with tendon rupture, (5) receiving worker’s compensation, (6) underlying cognitive impairment that unable to following postoperative rehabilitation instructions or completing patient-reported outcome scores.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Achilles Tendon Total Rupture Score	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
EuroQoL Five Dimensional instrument score; Visual Analog Scale for pain;Isokinetic muscle strength of ankle plantarflexion	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactYoung Hwan Park

Koera University Guro Hospital

ospark1982@gmail.com+82-2-2626-3084

Outcome results