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NCT Number: NCT01778816

Calf Muscle Atrophy After Achilles Tendon Rupture. A Clinical-Radiological-Biomechanical Multicenter Study.

Multicenter Achilles tendon study Switzerland. Comparing three mainstream treatment types: open, percutaneous and conservative (non-operative) treatments.

Comparing force torque measurements, muscle volume and clinical scores.

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Key information

Conditions

Achilles Tendon Ruptures

Age range

20 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 20-65 years of age,
  • a healthy, contralateral leg
  • physiological, clinically determined alignment of the knee, foot and ankle
  • no trauma to the healthy leg
  • no neuromuscular impairments including muscle dystrophies
  • no other posttraumatic injuries or osteoarthritis of the knee, foot or ankle of the affected leg.

Exclusion criteria

  • re-rupture or reoperation of the Achilles tendon
  • surgical site infection
  • neuromuscular diseases including muscle dystrophies
  • ankle valgus of more than 15° or ankle varus of more than 5°
  • other known pathologies of the non-affected leg
  • general MRI exclusion criteria (e.g. pacemaker, other metal not qualifying for an MRI, tattoos and claustrophobia)
  • body mass index (BMI) of > 40 kg/m2

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Muscle Volume

    Time frame: at least 3 years after injury

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Other

Collaborators

  • Hospital Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Hospital Liestal, Switzerland

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2009
Study completion
2011
First posted
Jan 29, 2013
Registry last updated
Jan 29, 2013

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