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Comparison of Different Tourniquet Release Times in Bunion Surgery

United Kingdom80 participantsStarted 2018-08-23

Plain-language summary

Patients listed for hallux valgus/hallux rigidus correction surgery will be randomised to one of two treatment groups. Group 1 (standard care) will have the calf tourniquet released after wound closure. Group 2 will have the tourniquet removed five minutes before wound closure. Participants will have the volume of their operated foot measured pre-operatively and post-operatively at six weeks and three months.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients having hallux valgus or hallux rigidus * Able to give informed consent * Able to return for follow-up Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with symptomatic peripheral vascular disease * Patients with known peripheral oedema from any cause * Patients who will also require lesser toe correction as part of the procedure * Active smokers

What they're measuring

Foot volume

Timeframe: 3 months post-operatively

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03616847

SponsorGolden Jubilee National Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER_GOV

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-08-26

Contact for this trial

Alistair M Ewen, Ph. D.

0141 951 5946 alistair.ewen@gjnh.scot.nhs.uk

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