Bunion surgery showdown: to screw or not to screw?
NCT ID NCT05101499
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looked at whether using a screw to fix the bone after Akin osteotomy (a type of bunion surgery) leads to better toe joint movement compared to leaving it without a screw. 54 adults having bunion surgery took part. The main goal was to measure how much the big toe joint could move one year after surgery.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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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
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54 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2019
- Finished
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Nov 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient over 18 years-old * Patient undergoing percutaneous surgery for Hallux valgus with first hybrid and / or percutaneous ray procedure without rotation disorder, * First line surgery, * Absence of metatarsophalangeal osteoarthritis, * Persistence of mobility of the hallux metatarsophalangeal gland, * Subject benefiting from a social protection insurance * Patient having signed the free and informed consent / Patient having given his express consent / Patient having been informed and not opposing this research. Exclusion Criteria: * Rotation disorder, * Rheumatoid foot, * Hallux rigidus. * Patient participating in another clinical study * Minors: * Adults under guardianship, curatorship or other legal protection, deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative decision; * Pregnant, breastfeeding or parturient woman; * Hospitalized without consent.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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BLOMET clinic
Paris, IDF, 75015, France
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