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Plantar Plate Repair for Treatment of Floating Toe: Must we Associate it to Weil Osteotomy?

Plantar Plate Repair for Treatment of Floating Toe: Must we Associate it to Weil Osteotomy?

Status
Recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05625282
Enrollment
70
Registered
2022-11-22
Start date
2022-11-18
Completion date
2026-09-30
Last updated
2025-11-18

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Conditions

Floating Toe

Brief summary

The aim of this study is to assess if isolated Weil osteotomy for floating toe grade II or III provides results that are not inferior to those obtained with the Weil osteotomy associated with plantar plate repair.

Interventions

PROCEDUREWeil osteotomy

Open, oblique, distal osteotomy of the metatarsal bone, with screw fixation.

Plantar plate reconstruction at metatarsophalangeal area, using sutures.

Sponsors

Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* 18 years old, minimum * ability to understand treatment and recovery * floating toe

Exclusion criteria

* age less than 18 years old at the moment of recruiting * patients who are not able to understand treatment and recovery * intraoperative diagnosis of plantar plate injury grade 0, I or IV in Nery's classification * secondary surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Manchester-Oxford Foot Questionnaire (MOXFQ) score at the end of follow-up1 yearScore obtained at Manchester-Oxford Foot and Ankle Questionnaire (0-100, where higher scores mean a worse outcome) one year after surgery.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
sexmoment of recruiting
sidemoment of recruitingleft or right foot
agemoment of recruiting
rate of complications1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year after surgeryrelated to surgery
Score obtained at Manchester-Oxford Foot and Ankle Questionnaire (0-100, where higher scores mean a worse outcome)3 months, 6 months after surgery
rate of recurrence1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year after surgery

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026