Bunion surgery study: does a tourniquet make recovery worse?
NCT ID NCT06680518
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether using a tourniquet during bunion surgery changes how much pain and swelling patients have afterward. Forty-four adults having both feet operated on the same day will be their own controls—one foot gets a tourniquet, the other does not. Researchers will measure pain during the first week and check for swelling and complications at 10 days.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- tourniquet
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that avoiding a tourniquet reduces pain and swelling after bunion surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 44 patients. The results may not apply to everyone, and the difference between groups might be small.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinique St Jean Sud de France
RECRUITINGSaint-Jean-de-Védas, 34430, France
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