Waterproof cast study for kids pulled before it began
NCT ID NCT04961957
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study planned to compare waterproof and standard casts in children with ankle or foot injuries. The goal was to see if waterproof casts lead to more complications. However, the study was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no data or conclusions are available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Waterproof padding (device) vs standard non-waterproof padding (device)
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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.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2028
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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5 to 18 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: • Being placed in a short leg walking cast for one of the diagnoses listed below: * ankle fracture * foot fracture * ankle sprain * foot sprain * toe-walking * tendonitis * apophysitis Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with wounds to the foot or ankle prior to cast placement * Patients with cognitive dysfunction
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506, United States
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