Functional Status for Surgically and Non-surgically Treated Patients With Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture Following a Public Municipal Rehabilitation

Københavns Kommune

Status

Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Achilles Tendon Rupture

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06602908

F-24036357

Details and patient eligibility

About

A total Achilles tendon rupture is a common injury most often occuring in people aged between 30 and 50 years. The injury is more common amongst men than women (ratio 3:1) and typically occur during sports activities involving excentric and/or plyometric muscle work in plantar flexion of the foot (e.g., jumping, sprinting, change of directions).

Overall, there is no significant difference in treatment outcomes between surgical and non-surgical treatment besides a slightly greater risk of adverse events in surgical treatment and a small increased risk of re-rupture in non-surgical treatment. Several studies have investigated the importance of rehabilitation protocols without outcome differences between groups comparing more or less aggressive strategies.

Achilles tendon rupture often leads to significant limitations in functional level. Some of the most common used outcome measures for functional status are the heel rise tests evaluating endurance and maximum heel rise height. Studies using these tests often shows substantial deficits several years after the injury.

The purpose of this study is to investigate factors associated with functional status after rehabilitation.

Enrollment

100 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patient has an acute achilles tendon rupture (treated within 14 days after injury).
Adult patients aged of 18 years or older.
Patients has given informed consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria