Can a smartphone app help feet heal faster after bunion surgery?
NCT ID NCT07653828
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study investigates whether using a connected app with guided exercises, alongside standard physiotherapy, improves joint mobility six months after bunion surgery compared to physiotherapy alone. About 188 adults undergoing first-time, isolated bunion surgery will participate. The app is designed to encourage consistent home rehabilitation, which may lead to better recovery of 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
- connected rehabilitation application
- What this could lead to
- If effective, the app could help people recover faster and more fully after bunion surgery, reducing the need for in-person physiotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small study, and the app may not provide significant benefit over standard care. Results depend on patient adherence and may not apply to all foot surgeries.
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Study facts
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- 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 188 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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 to 85 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: * Age \> 18 years and \< 85 years, * Patient, male or female, undergoing surgery for unilateral and isolated Hallux valgus with procedure of the 1st ray, * First-line surgery, * Persistent mobility of the metatarsophalangeal joint of the hallux, * Patient in possession of a smartphone or tablet, * Patient affiliated with or beneficiary of a social security scheme, * Patient who has signed the free and informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient not having a smartphone or tablet, * Rheumatoid foot, * Hallux rigidus/MTP1 osteoarthritis, * Gestures on the lateral rays * Surgical or traumatic history influencing MTP1 mobility. * Minors * Adults under guardianship, curatorship or other legal protection, deprived of liberty by judicial decision or administrative; * Pregnant, breastfeeding or parturient woman; - Hospitalized without consent
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinique de l'Union
RECRUITINGSaint-Jean, 31240, France
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