Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Barcelona, Spain
Location status: Recruiting
Recruiting
NCT Number: NCT05625282
Plantar Plate Repair for Treatment of Floating Toe: Must we Associate it to Weil Osteotomy?
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.
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Conditions
Age range
18 year and older
Sex eligibility
All sexes
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Primary location
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: No
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
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
Treatment and study plan
Weil osteotomy
ProcedureOpen, oblique, distal osteotomy of the metatarsal bone, with screw fixation.
plantar plate repair
ProcedurePlantar plate reconstruction at metatarsophalangeal area, using sutures.
Primary outcomes
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Manchester-Oxford Foot Questionnaire (MOXFQ) score at the end of follow-up
Time frame: 1 year
Score obtained at Manchester-Oxford Foot and Ankle Questionnaire (0-100, where higher scores mean a worse outcome) one year after surgery.
Secondary outcomes
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age
Time frame: moment of recruiting
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sex
Time frame: moment of recruiting
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side
Time frame: moment of recruiting
left or right foot
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rate of recurrence
Time frame: 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year after surgery
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rate of complications
Time frame: 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year after surgery
related to surgery
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Score obtained at Manchester-Oxford Foot and Ankle Questionnaire (0-100, where higher scores mean a worse outcome)
Time frame: 3 months, 6 months after surgery
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Other
Registry information
Important dates
- Study start
- 2022
- Primary completion
- 2026
- Study completion
- 2026
- First posted
- Nov 22, 2022
- Registry last updated
- Nov 18, 2025
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