Comparative Outcomes Between Foot Cast and Short Leg Cast in the Patients With Acute Closed Fracture of Proximal Fifth Metatarsal (Zone II)

• Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
• Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
• Main ID: NCT03170687
• Date of registration: 25/05/2017
• Prospective Registration: No
• Primary sponsor: Jatupon Kongtharvonskul
• Public title: Comparative Outcomes Between Foot Cast and Short Leg Cast in the Patients With Acute Closed Fracture of Proximal Fifth Metatarsal (Zone II)
• Scientific title: Comparative Outcomes Between Foot Cast and Short Leg Cast in the Patients With Acute Closed Fracture of Proximal Fifth Metatarsal (Zone II)
• Date of first enrolment: January 24, 2017
• Target sample size: 72
• Recruitment status: Completed
• URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03170687
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor).
• Phase: N/A

Countries of recruitment

Thailand

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:acute closed fracture of proximal fifth metatarsal (zone II) with
following criteria

1. History of trauma and pain at lateral side of foot

2. Tenderness at base of 5th metatarsal

3. Radiographic finding shown fracture line at proximal 5th metatarsal bone

Exclusion Criteria:

1. more than 1 week

2. comminuted or multiple fracture

3. Open fracture

4. Ligament and tendon injury

5. Previous injury complication: nonunion, delayed union

6. Malignancy

7. refuse to inform consent



Age minimum: 15 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Acute Closed Fracture of Proximal Fifth Metatarsal (Zone II)

Intervention(s)

Device: short foot cast

Device: short leg cast

Primary Outcome(s)

VAS [Time Frame: 8 weeks]

Secondary Outcome(s)

AOFAS [Time Frame: 8 weeks]

complication [Time Frame: 8 weeks]

union rate [Time Frame: 8 weeks]

Secondary ID(s)

53/2560

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors

Secondary Sponsor(s)

Police General Hospital