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Tourniquet Use in Hallux Valgus Surgery

Prospective, Randomized Study of Tourniquet Use in Hallux Valgus Surgery

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06680518
Enrollment
44
Registered
2024-11-08
Start date
2024-10-09
Completion date
2026-12-01
Last updated
2026-06-04

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

Conditions

Hallux Valgus

Keywords

hallux valgus, tourniquet

Brief summary

Prospective, single-center, randomized interventional clinical trial of tourniquet use in hallux valgus surgery. Patients will be their own controls.

Interventions

OTHERtourniquet

peroperation tourniquet

no tourniquet during surgery

Sponsors

Clinique Saint Jean, France
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

The patient will be his or her own control, with one foot operated with a tourniquet and the other without. Once the patient has been included, the surgeon will open the randomization envelope to determine which foot will receive the tourniquet. He will operate on the left foot first.

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Patients over 18 who has been informed and has signed the consent form * Patient to be operated on for bilateral hallux valgus with no difference in the procedure performed between the 2 feet, the deformity must not differ by more than 10° (angle M1P1) between the 2 sides. * Surgery planned on the same day for both feet

Exclusion criteria

* Arthritic hallux valgus requiring arthrodesis * Inflammatory pathology (rheumatoid arthritis, etc.)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Average pain in the first week after surgeryfirst week after surgeryComparison between the 2 groups of the average VAS over the first week following surgery, from 0 to 100 points, 0 being the value where the patient has no pain and 100 the maximum pain value.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
EdemaDay 10 after surgeryMeasurement of foot edema at D10 during the consultation, taking the difference in cm between the postoperative measurement and the preoperative measurement.
Complicationsfirst week after surgeryOccurrence of complications specific to tourniquet use as a percentage in each arm.

Countries

France

Contacts

CONTACTCecile Spirito
cecile.spirito@capsante.fr0033467413400

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jun 5, 2026