Nonoperative Treatment of Acute Achilles Tendor Rupture (NoArc)

Central Finland Hospital District

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Achilles Tendon Rupture

Treatments: Procedure: Operative treatment; Procedure: Nonoperative treatment

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03704532

2U/2018

Details and patient eligibility

About

A prospective, non-randomised, observational study to investigate the clinical and biomechanical outcomes and prevalence of reruptures after operative or nonoperative treatment of acute achilles tendon rupture.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 99 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• acute achilles tendon rupture with clear onset of symptoms
• closed rupture
• resides in the catchment area of our hospital district

Exclusion criteria

• avulsion fractures in the calcaneus
• unwillingness to participate
• inability to communicate using Finnish language

Trial design

200 participants in 2 patient groups

Operative treatment

Description:

Patients having undergone an operative treatment of achilles tendon rupture

Treatment:

Procedure: Operative treatment

Nonoperative treatment

Description:

Patients having undergone a nonoperative treatment with functional rehabilitation of achilles tendon rupture

Treatment:

Procedure: Nonoperative treatment