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Last refreshed on: 16 December 2017
Main ID:  NCT02531750
Date of registration: 06/03/2015
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Hvidovre University Hospital
Public title: Metabolic Complications Following Achilles Tendon Rupture - A Cohort Study
Scientific title: Metabolic Complications Following Achilles Tendon Rupture - A Cohort Study
Date of first enrolment: June 2015
Target sample size: 14
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02531750
Study type:  Observational
Study design:   
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Denmark
Contacts
Name:     Kristoffer W Barfod, MD
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Affiliation:  Hvidovre University Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Individuals of age 18 to 70 years

- Rupture of Achilles tendon happened within 5 days.

- The patient must be expected to be able to attend rehabilitation and
post-examinations.

- The patient must be able to speak and understand Danish.

- The patient must be able to give informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Former rupture of one or both Achilles tendon(s)

- Previous surgery on the Achilles tendon

- Fluoroquinolone treatment within the last 6 months

- Tendinosis treated with corticosteroids (tablets or injections) within the last 6
months.

- The patient has been diagnosed with arterial insufficiency in the legs.

- Terminal illness or severe medical illness: ASA score higher than or equal to 3.

- The space between the rupture and the calcaneus is less than 1cm.

- BMI >/= 35 kg/m2

- Known diabetes mellitus or HbA1c >/= 48 mol/mol

- Clinical significant anaemia, liver or kidney disease as judged by the sponsor or
principal investigator.

- Thyroid function abnormality (TSH < 0.1 or TSH > 10)

- Calcium metabolic derangement, Ca++ < 1.1 or Ca++ > 1.40

- Known osteoporosis

- Re-rupture of the Achilles tendon between week 8 and 52



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 70 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Achilles Tendon Rupture
Immobilization
Intervention(s)
Other: Immobilization due to an Achilles tendon rupture
Primary Outcome(s)
Glucose metabolism [Time Frame: Metabolic derangement: 0 to 8 weeks]
Bone metabolism [Time Frame: Metabolic derangement: 0 to 8 weeks]
Lipid metabolism [Time Frame: Metabolic derangement: 0 to 8 weeks]
Atherosclerotic markers [Time Frame: Metabolic derangement: 0 to 8 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Atherosclerotic markers: Lipoproteins, immune response and low grade inflammation [Time Frame: Metabolic derangement: 8 weeks; Metabolic restoration 52 weeks]
Bone metabolism [Time Frame: Metabolic derangement: 8 weeks; Metabolic restoration 52 weeks]
Lipid metabolism [Time Frame: Metabolic derangement: 8 weeks; Metabolic restoration 52 weeks]
Glucose metabolism [Time Frame: Metabolic derangement: 8 weeks; Metabolic restoration 52 weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
ATR_ORTHOMED
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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