3D foot scanner could predict surgery success for ankle patients
NCT ID NCT04822558
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a special 3D foot model can help predict and measure how well people recover after ankle and hindfoot reconstruction surgery. Researchers will compare walking patterns and foot pressure before and after surgery in 300 adults. The goal is to find out which biomechanical changes lead to the best clinical outcomes.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 300 people
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- Started
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Mar 2013
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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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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Inclusion Criteria: * Being routinely scheduled for a reconstructive surgical procedure for the following indications or involving the following type of procedure: 1. Any reconstructive procedure for Pes Planus, Pes Plano-valgus, or Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction 2. Tibio-talar arthrodesis or prosthesis 3. Sub-talar -and/or (partial) Chopart - and/or Triple arthrodesis 4. Pantalar arthrodesis with or without inclusion of the Chopart joint Exclusion Criteria: * Age under 18 * Need of tools (eg walker or crutches) to walk less than 100m * Inability to walk less than 100 m anyway * Differences in leg length exceeding 3 cm (measured clinically) * Extreme in-or outtoeing * Subjects with BMI \> 27.5 require very careful further consideration whether or not the obesity prevents the accurate palpation of anatomical landmarks necessary prior to marker placement. This will be judged on an individual basis.
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Locations
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UZ Leuven
RECRUITINGLeuven, Vlaams-Brabant, 3000, Belgium
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