Could a collagen wrap boost achilles tendon recovery?
NCT ID NCT07130357
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether adding a collagen scaffold during surgery for a torn Achilles tendon helps people heal better and faster. 48 adults will be randomly assigned to get either standard surgery or surgery plus the scaffold. Their tendon function, strength, and healing will be checked over a year. The goal is to see if the scaffold leads to fewer complications and better recovery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- collagen scaffold (a device made from bovine collagen placed over the repaired tendon)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could mean faster and stronger recovery after Achilles tendon surgery, with fewer complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 48 people. The scaffold is made from cow material, so people with allergies to bovine products cannot join. There is also a risk of surgical complications like infection or re-rupture.
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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 48 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 years and older
- 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: 1. Achilles tendon rupture. 2. Age \> 18 and able to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Hypersensitive to bovine-derived materials. 2. Prior foot/ankle surgery or intervention within 1 year 3. Ongoing litigation regarding current injury 4. Active psychological or physical condition pre-empting participation, including psychosis, mental retardation, stroke.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Prince of Wales Hospital
RECRUITINGShatin, New Territories, 000000, Hong Kong
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