Trial reportBMC musculoskeletal disorders2011
EXACT: exercise or advice after ankle fracture. Design of a randomised controlled trial.
Trial report in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Rehabilitation for ankle fractures in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Functional assessment and influencing factors after staged functional training in patients with ankle fractures.World journal of clinical cases · 2024Article
- Comprehensive Physiotherapy Protocol in Post-operative Case of Trimalleolar Fracture: A Case Report.Cureus · 2023Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundAnkle fractures are common. Management of ankle fractures generally involves a period of immobilisation followed by rehabilitation to reduce pain, stiffness, weakness and swelling. The effects of a rehabilitation program are still unclear. However, it has been shown that important components of rehabilitation programs may not confer additional benefits over exercise alone. The primary aim of this trial is to determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an exercise-based rehabilitation program after ankle fracture, compared to advice alone. METHODS/
designA pragmatic randomised trial will be conducted. Participants will be 342 adults with stiff, painful ankles after ankle fracture treated with immobilisation. They will be randomly allocated using a concealed randomisation procedure to either an Advice or Rehabilitation group. Participants in the Advice group will receive verbal and written advice about exercise at the time of removal of immobilisation. Participants in the Rehabilitation group will be provided with a 4-week rehabilitation program that is designed, monitored and progressed by a physiotherapist, in addition to verbal and written advice. Outcomes will be measured by a blinded assessor at 1, 3 and 6 months. The primary outcomes will be activity limitation and quality-adjusted life years. DISCUSSION: This pragmatic trial will determine if a rehabilitation program reduces activity limitation and improves quality of life, compared to advice alone, after immobilisation for ankle fracture.
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