Can a Step-by-Step rehab plan speed leg recovery after a broken shinbone?
NCT ID NCT07810478
First seen Sep 09, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
Researchers are testing whether a structured rehabilitation program works better than usual physiotherapy for adults recovering from surgery to fix a traumatic tibial fracture. The program guides progression through four phases using set clinical and functional criteria, while respecting each person's weight-bearing limits. About 120 participants will be randomly assigned to the structured program or usual physiotherapy. The study measures leg function, mobility, pain, and walking independence to see which approach helps people recover better.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a structured, criteria-based progressive loading and functional rehabilitation program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give physiotherapists a clear, step-by-step plan for helping people regain leg function after a broken shinbone is fixed with surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single trial in one region, and rehabilitation results depend on many personal factors. The program may not outperform usual physiotherapy, and recovery can be slow regardless of the approach.
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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 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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.
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18 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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. * Traumatic unilateral tibial fracture involving the proximal tibia/tibial plateau, tibial shaft, or distal tibia. * Treated with surgical fixation. * Recruitment 2-8 weeks after the index fixation surgery. * Medically and surgically stable and cleared by the treating team to participate in physiotherapy. * Documented postoperative weight-bearing status/instructions from the treating orthopedic team. * Able to participate in the study rehabilitation and complete the planned functional assessments when permitted by weight-bearing status. * Able to understand study instructions and provide written informed consent. * Open fractures are eligible provided the wound is clinically stable, there is no active uncontrolled infection preventing rehabilitation, and rehabilitation has been authorized by the treating surgical team. Exclusion criteria: * Pathological fracture. * Unstable fixation, fixation failure, or any orthopedic/medical contraindication to progressive rehabilitation. * Active or uncontrolled infection requiring restriction or interruption of rehabilitation. * Lower-limb amputation affecting functional assessment. * Spinal cord injury or severe traumatic brain injury affecting mobility or ability to participate. * Pre-existing neurological disorder substantially affecting gait or lower-limb function. * Major concomitant injury to either lower limb that substantially limits walking or participation in the rehabilitation protocol. * Severe cognitive impairment preventing understanding of instructions, valid outcome assessment, or informed consent. * Any medical condition considered by the treating physician to make participation in the rehabilitation program unsafe.
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Locations
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Mohammed Matar
RECRUITINGGaza, Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories
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