CAsting and REhabilitation for osteochondral lesions of the talus in the skeletally immature: a prospective comparative observational study

CAsting and REhabilitation for osteochondral lesions of the talus in the skeletally immature: a prospective comparative observational study - CARE study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON54282

Enrollment

Registered

2023-05-19

Start date

2024-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-29

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Conditions

cartilage defect Osteochondral defect

Interventions

Patients in the intervention group will undergo non-weightbearing immobilization with a cast for 8 weeks in phase one. 4 in a circular cast with non-weightbearing followed by 4 weeks toe-tip weightb

Eligibility

Age

2 Years to 17 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Symptomatic, stable osteochondral lesion of the talus Diagnosed on a Computed Tomography (CT) scan Open physes of the distal tibia confirmed by a specialized musculoskeletal or pediatric radiologist

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Acute lesions Instable lesions Surgical treated OLTs Systemic diseases that can influence cartilage conditions such as hemophilia

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary study outcomes consist of the Oxford Ankle Foot Questionnaire for Children, Nummeric Rating Scale, Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, and the Child Vulnerability Scale.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The secondary outcome of this study is the detection of radiologic changes of the osteochondral lesion during the follow up.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)