An interventional study of Patient education in Compartment Syndrome of Leg, sponsored by Rothman Institute Orthopaedics. Status unknown at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-12-02.
Sponsored by Rothman Institute Orthopaedics · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
Among 24 studies in Compartment Syndromes with a site in United States — 2 open to participants now, 3 under way, none of them phase 3. Compartment Syndromes · United States.
Among the 24 studies in Compartment Syndromes with a site in United States, this one is the 3rd largest by planned enrollment of the 17 interventional ones, is the only one that started in 2017, is one of 8 with no phase, and was the 14th registered.
52 studies on the registry are indexed under Compartment Syndromes; 8 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 134 is above the median of 42 across 31 interventional studies indexed under Compartment Syndromes.
Browse Compartment Syndromes studies →2 of the 24 studies in Compartment Syndromes with a site in United States are open now, in 1 country. Each count lists the studies.
Of the 5 Compartment Syndromes studies recruiting now, 3 (60%) set no upper age limit and 2 (40%) stop at 75 or younger; 0 take children under 18; 0 take healthy volunteers.
This study: 18 Years and older · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.
The full table on the hub →24 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.
First in 2002; this study’s year is marked. 1 started in 2017.
Median enrollment 18 across the 17 interventional studies, 44 across the 7 observational. Of the 14 that completed or were terminated, 3 (21%) have results posted.
8 of 24 have an industry lead sponsor. The 10 most frequent:
Rothman Institute Orthopaedics is the lead sponsor of 119 studies on the registry; 18 are open to participants now.
Of its 6 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 0 (0%) have results posted.
Rothman Institute Orthopaedics has 1 study filed under Compartment Syndromes — fewer than ten, so there is no comparison to draw.
2 of the studies in Compartment Syndromes with a site in United States that are under way reach primary completion within a year, 0 of them phase 3. Phase 3 first, then by date:
| Study | Primary completion |
|---|---|
| NCT06512870University of FloridaCan Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) or Intramuscular Glucose Levels Detect Impaired Leg Compartment' Perfusion? | 2026-11-01 |
| NCT05830721Johns Hopkins UniversityContinuous Compartment Pressure Monitoring for Compartment Syndrome in VA-ECMO Patients | 2026-12 |
Among the 24 studies in Compartment Syndromes with a site in United States, from their registry updates:
This study is a prospective, randomized trial. Our study aims to study the effects of perioperative patient education about compartment syndrome on patients' perception of their own pain, amount of opioid medication utilization, and rate of diagnosis of compartment syndrome.
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Patients with lower extremity trauma at risk for developing compartment syndrome specifically tibial plateau fractures, tibial/fibular shaft fractures, pilon fractures, and crush injuries.
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients with an extensive history of narcotic medication or drug use, polytrauma patients, and non-primary English speaking patients
This group of patients will not receive any additional information beyond standard of care educational pamphlets provided by the hospital.
This group of patients will be given a pamphlet on pain control, narcotic medication, and compartment syndrome including its pathophysiology, signs/symptoms, and treatment.
Other: Patient education
This group will be given a pamphlet on pain control, narcotic medication, and compartment syndrome including its pathophysiology, signs/symptoms, and treatment.
narcotic consumption
Perioperative
Time frame: total opioid consumption from surgery through 30 days post-op
Plan to share: No
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Started Nov 2017 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Nov 2018, 12 months after the start.
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