Early Prescription of Radiography Using the Ottawa Ankle Rules by a Nurse in the Management of Is… (NCT04021511) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedNot Applicable
Early Prescription of Radiography Using the Ottawa Ankle Rules by a Nurse in the Management of Isolated Ankle Trauma
France63 participantsStarted 2019-07-16
Plain-language summary
The study will be conducted in 2 phases (A and B) using two different groups of patients in order to prove that an early prescription of radiography using the Ottawa Ankle Rules by a nurse practitioner could shorten length of stay of a patient suffering from ankle trauma at the Hospital Center of Saint-Brieuc.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 55 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* With closed ankle injury less than 10 days old
* Affiliation to the national health insurance
* Written informed consent must be obtained
Exclusion Criteria:
* Trauma dating more than 10 days
* Patient not affiliated to the national health insurance
* X-ray performed before patient admission
* Other trauma than an isolated trauma of the ankle
* Injury other than ankle injury : calcaneus, toes, and Achilles' tendon
* Paraplegic or quadriplegic patient
* Previous admission to the Emergency Department for the same traumatic event
* Patient already included in the PARIAO study
* Isolated skin injury / isolated superficial injury
* Ankle fracture or obvious deformation
* Neuro-vascular deficit
* Mental disorder
* Adults legally protected (under judicial protection, guardianship, or supervision), persons deprived of their liberty
* Excessive alcoholization or intoxication by other psychoactive substances (physician's decision)
* Uncooperative patient
* Pregnancy in progress
What they're measuring
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Time spent in emergency departement
Timeframe: through study completion, between 2 and 3 months