CompletedNot Applicable

Does Weightbearing Crutch Technology Impact Patient Compliance?

United States20 participantsStarted 2023-06-09

Plain-language summary

The goal of this study is to determine if weight-bearing crutch technology that delivers active feedback to patients during their treatment will impact patient compliance with physician instructions.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Willing and able to participate in study and complete consent * Will undergo treatment of an isolated tibial plateau, pilon, or ankle fracture and placed in a non-weightbearing status with the use of crutches at NYU. * Have access and use of a mobile phone (exclusively iOS and/or Android devices) Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with concomitant TBI * Polytrauma patients * Pathologic fractures * Prisoners

What they're measuring

Percent (%) Change in Average Weight On Crutch from Week 2 to Week 12

Timeframe: Week 2, Week 12

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05825079

SponsorNYU Langone Health

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-07-28

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