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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 13 January 2015
Main ID:  ISRCTN64598870
Date of registration: 29/09/2006
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Public title: A trial to compare operative versus non operative treatment of ruptures of the Achilles tendon
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Date of first enrolment: 01/01/2005
Target sample size: 150
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN64598870
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Randomised controlled trial (Not Specified)  
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Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
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Affiliation: 
Name: Ashvin    Pimpalnerkar
Address:  Good Hope Hospital NHS Trust Rectory Road Sutton Coldfield B75 7RR Birmingham United Kingdom
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Complete Achilles tendon tear confirmed on ultrasound or MRI
2. Less than 10 days from date of injury
3. Aged 18 - 70 years old
4. Ability to follow rehab protocol

Exclusion criteria: 1. Significant ipsilateral injury
2. Open injury of the Achilles tendon
3. Neurological disease
4.Collagen disease
5. Pregnancy
6. Fluroquinolone associated rupture within 2 weeks of therapy
7. Unfit for surgery
8. Diabetes
9. Peripheral vascular disease
10. Avulsion of Achilles tendon


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Gender: Not Specified
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Musculoskeletal Diseases: Achilles tendon
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Achilles tendon
Intervention(s)
Arm [A] operative treatment
Arm [B] non operative treatment
Primary Outcome(s)
Re-rupture rate and complications
Secondary Outcome(s)
Not provided at time of registration
Secondary ID(s)
N0523163138
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Good Hope Hospital NHS Trust (UK), Own account funding
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
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