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Ankle surgery showdown: which procedure helps patients walk better?

NCT ID NCT00391365

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looked at 368 patients with severe ankle arthritis who chose surgery. Researchers used surveys, step counts, and motion-capture walking tests to compare how well different surgical procedures improved function and quality of life. The goal was to find out which surgery works best for long-term recovery.

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Study facts

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

Participants

368 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Mar 2005

Finished

Dec 2025

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.

Who can take part

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

Who is studied

Subjects with ankle osteoarthritis who will undergo either ankle arthrodesis (fusion) or ankle arthroplasty (replacement)

Ages

18 to 89 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Ankle arthritis subjects will be recruited from patients at * VA Puget Sound Health Care System (Seattle, WA) * Harborview Medical Center (Seattle, WA) * Orthopaedic Associates of Michigan (Grand Rapids, MI) * Orthopedic + Fracture Specialists (Portland, OR) * Twin Cities Orthopedics (Edina, MN) * who have been diagnosed with end stage ankle arthrosis * are ambulatory * speak English * are cognitively intact * between the ages of 18-89 * and have elected to undergo surgical correction (arthrodesis or arthroplasty) for end-stage ankle arthritis Exclusion Criteria: * Suffer from Rheumatoid Arthritis or other systemic arthritis * Have any other diseased lower extremity joints or traumatic lower extremity injury that grossly inhibits normal gait

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

ankylosis arthritic joint disease osteoarthritis

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Osteoarthritis

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA

    Seattle, Washington, 98108-1532, United States

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