Smartwatch study for spastic foot surgery stalls after just 2 patients
NCT ID NCT06138418
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to see if a connected watch could measure changes in walking distance before and after surgery for spastic foot. Researchers planned to enroll 30 adults who needed surgery, but only 2 joined before the study was stopped early. The main idea was to use the watch for 10 days before surgery and again 6 months after to compare daily walking.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Neurotomy (surgical cutting of nerves to relieve spastic foot)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could show that a simple smartwatch is a useful tool to track recovery after foot surgery.
- What could go wrong
- The study was terminated early with only 2 participants, so results are not reliable. It is too small to draw any conclusions.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Angers University Hospital
Angers, 44933, France