Floating toe fix: simpler surgery may be just as good
NCT ID NCT05625282
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether a simpler surgery (Weil osteotomy) works as well as a more complex one (Weil osteotomy plus plantar plate repair) for people with floating toe. Floating toe is a condition where the toe does not touch the ground properly. The study will enroll 70 adults and measure foot function one year after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Weil osteotomy and plantar plate repair (surgical procedures)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a simpler surgery (Weil osteotomy alone) is just as effective as a more complex combined procedure for treating floating toe.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 70 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Surgery always carries risks like infection or recurrence.
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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 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
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: * 18 years old, minimum * ability to understand treatment and recovery * floating toe Exclusion Criteria: * age less than 18 years old at the moment of recruiting * patients who are not able to understand treatment and recovery * intraoperative diagnosis of plantar plate injury grade 0, I or IV in Nery's classification * secondary surgery
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Spain