Could a High-Tech sock ease pain after bunion surgery?
NCT ID NCT07422623
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a sock and sleeve with special semiconductors that may help reduce pain and swelling after bunion surgery. About 115 adults aged 18 to 75 who are having bunion correction surgery will wear either the active sleeve or a placebo. The goal is to see if this non-drug approach improves recovery and foot function.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- semiconductor-embedded ankle sleeve and sock
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a drug-free way to reduce pain and speed recovery after bunion surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with no phase designation. The device may not work better than a placebo, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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About 115 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Patients undergoing hallux valgus correction surgery including Lapiplasty Arthrodesis, MTP fusion, and TMT+MTP arthrodesis (double first ray arthrodesis). * Patients aged 18-75 * Patients who are willing and able to adhere to follow-up schedule and protocol guidelines. * Patients who are willing and able to sign corresponding research subject consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient has a history of neurological conditions, including multiple sclerosis or Parkinson's disease * Patient has severe medical condition, including recent myocardial infarction, unstable angina, heart failure, severe anemia * Patient has had prior surgical treatment of the foot within the last 5 years * Patient has external hardware (wires) protruding from the foot post-surgery * Patient has had prior injections (PRP or Stem Cell) in the foot within the last 1 year * Patient has rheumatoid arthritis * Patient has chronic pain conditions unrelated to foot condition * Patient has auto-immune or auto-inflammatory diseases * Patient has used tobacco within the last 90 days * Patient has poorly controlled diabetes as determined by A1C levels \> 7.0 * Patient has an active infection (local or systemic) * Patient is unwilling or unable to sign the corresponding research subject consent form * Patient meets any other criteria or has any other condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would prevent them from completing the study or that, in the opinion of the investigator, would confound study results.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Foot and Ankle Center of Iowa
Ankeny, Iowa, 50023, United States
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