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NCT Number: NCT06657937

Evaluation of the Recovery Experienced by Patients After an Ankle Sprain Treated in the Emergency Department of Nantes University Hospital

To evaluate the recovery experienced by patients with ankle sprains treated in the adult emergency department of Nantes University Hospital.

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Key information

Conditions

Ankle Sprains Ankle Injuries Disease Attributes Emergencies Leg Injuries Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Sprains and Strains Wounds and Injuries

Age range

18 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Nantes University Hospital

Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, 44000, France

About this study

The aim of this study is therefore to establish the current situation by describing the practices of doctors working in the adult emergency department of the Nantes University Hospital regarding the initial treatment of ankle sprains, and to assess the rate of recovery experienced by patients one month after their trauma. This preliminary study may be pursued in the future, with a view to proposing new recommendations for the management of ankle sprains in the emergency department.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patient over 18 years of age
  • Presenting an isolated ankle sprain
  • Visiting Nantes CHU emergency department for this reason
  • Patient able to read and speak French
  • Patient covered by a social security scheme

Exclusion criteria

  • Patient > 70 years old
  • Patients requiring hospitalization following a visit to the emergency department
  • Any intercurrent pathology that may affect the management of the ankle sprain
  • Associated ankle fracture
  • Patients under legal protection.

Treatment and study plan

Questionnaire

Other

An initial questionnaire is completed on D0, the day of the patient's admission to the emergency department, by the practitioner in charge of the patient, and covers the patient's anamnesis, clinical examination, radiological examinations and treatment.

A follow-up telephone visit is then carried out at 30 days by an investigator, to gather information on the clinical and therapeutic evolution, and to evaluate the recovery and evolution of symptoms experienced by the patient in relation to the initial management.

Other names: Phone call

Primary outcomes

  1. To evaluate the recovery experienced by patients with ankle sprains treated in the adult emergency department of Nantes University Hospital.

    Time frame: 30 days

    Percentage of patients feeling fully cured at D30

Secondary outcomes

  1. Compare healing sensation with different types of immobilization

    Time frame: 30 days

    Rate of patients feeling fully healed at D30 according to type of immobilization

  2. Compare healing sensation with duration of immobilization

    Time frame: 30 days

    Rate of patients feeling fully healed at D30 according to length of immobilization

  3. Compare the feeling of healing with the initial analgesic proposed

    Time frame: 30 days

    Rate of patients feeling fully healed at D30 according to initial analgesia proposed

  4. Comparing the feeling of recovery according to whether or not a state-certified physiotherapist was involved in the treatment

    Time frame: 30 days

    Rate of patients feeling fully healed at D30 according to whether or not they were treated by a state-qualified physiotherapist

  5. Compare the feeling of recovery according to the presence or absence of early medical reassessment

    Time frame: 30 days

    Rate of patients feeling fully cured at D30 according to the presence or absence of an early medical reassessment

  6. Identify discharge prescription patterns of patients admitted for ankle sprains

    Time frame: 30 days

    Prescription rates for each of the immobilization, analgesia and remote consultation modalities

  7. Identify patients who finally received an alternative diagnosis

    Time frame: 30 days

    Rate of patients receiving an alternative diagnosis

  8. Assessing patients' quality of life at D30 after an ankle sprain

    Time frame: 30 days

    Measurement of median and interquartile range of EQ-5D-5L (EuroQol 5 Dimensions 5 Levels) questionnaire results. The scale ranges from 5 (worst possible health state) to 1 (best possible health state).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Nantes University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

ANKHEAL - Evaluation of the Recovery Experienced by Patients After an Ankle Sprain Treated in the Emergency Department of Nantes University Hospital

Acronym: ANKHEAL

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Oct 26, 2024
Registry last updated
Jun 12, 2025

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