Cure My Disease

Don't miss your cure!

 Log in / Sign up

Can you walk sooner after ankle surgery? new study says maybe

NCT ID NCT03970603

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Kyle Schweser MD Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

What the study statuses mean

This study's is highlighted.

Recruitment status, easiest to join first

Recruiting now
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed This study
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

When the status isn't known

Details not published
The full record has not been published yet, so there is little to show here.
Status unknown
This status has not been confirmed recently, so it may be out of date.

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looked at whether patients with a certain type of ankle injury can safely start putting weight on their foot 2 weeks after surgery instead of waiting 6 weeks. Forty adults who had ankle fracture repair with a special button were randomly assigned to early or delayed weight-bearing. The goal was to see if early weight-bearing leads to similar healing and fewer complications.

This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.

Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

40 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Oct 2019

Finished

Sep 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: 1. 18 years of age or older 2. Ankle fracture with suspected syndesmotic disruption that would likely be treated with suture button fixation operative intervention 3. Ability to ambulate preoperatively Exclusion Criteria: 1. Younger than 18 2. Length unstable syndesmotic injury (i.e. Maisonneuve) 3. Neuropathic diabetics 4. 325 pounds or more 5. Prisoner 6. Pregnant or lactating 7. End stage renal disease 8. Inability to follow commands (dementia, TBI, etc.) 9. Polytrauma patients

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Syndesmotic disruption are added.

Our safety recommendation!

By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Syndesmotic disruption Weight-bearing status

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Vicki Jones

    Columbia, Missouri, 65212, United States