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New tool may predict who will suffer after achilles surgery
NCT ID NCT07558512
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 489 patients who had Achilles tendon surgery to find out what factors lead to moderate-to-severe pain in the first 24 hours. Researchers created a prediction tool (nomogram) based on these risk factors. The goal is to help doctors identify high-risk patients and plan better pain control, but the tool needs further testing.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors identify patients at high risk for pain after Achilles surgery, allowing for better pain management planning.
- What could go wrong
- This is a retrospective study, meaning it looks back at past data. It cannot prove cause and effect, and the prediction tool needs to be tested in new patients before it can be used widely.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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489 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- 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.
Who is studied
The study population consists of adult patients (≥18 years) who underwent Achilles tendon surgery at Peking University Third Hospital between January 2020 and December 2024. Eligible patients were those with complete perioperative data and standardized 24-hour postoperative pain assessments, meeting all inclusion and exclusion criteria of the study.
- 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. Age ≥ 18 years; American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification Ⅰ\~Ⅲ; 2. Clinically diagnosed with Achilles tendon rupture, Achilles tendinopathy, insertional Achilles tendinitis, Haglund's deformity, or other Achilles tendon disorders; 3. Undergoing open or arthroscopic Achilles tendon surgery; 4. Conscious and able to cooperate in surgery and postoperative pain assessment; 5. Complete and accessible case data related to surgery, anesthesia, and postoperative pain assessment; 6. Completion of at least 24 hours of standardized pain monitoring and clinical follow-up after surgery Exclusion Criteria: 1. Missing or incomplete key clinical data such as pain assessment, surgery and anesthesia; 2. Failure to complete 24-hour standardized pain monitoring after surgery; Perioperative unplanned secondary surgery or transfer to the intensive care unit (ICU); 3. Patients with mental illness, cognitive dysfunction, or language communication barrier; History of alcohol or drug addiction Pain due to other acute or chronic diseases; 4. Bilateral Achilles tendon surgery Concurrent surgery for other lower extremity injuries
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Peking University Third Hospital
Beijing, 100191, China
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