# A Prospective Study Comparing Different Clinical Decision Rules in Adult and Pediatric Ankle Trauma

> **NCT01205841** · NA · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **KU Leuven** · enrollment: 1500 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Ankle Injuries

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Ottawa Ankle and Foot Rules
- **PROCEDURE:** Buffalo Rule
- **PROCEDURE:** Ottawa Ankle and Foot Rules + application of a tuning fork to the distal fibula and tibia
- **PROCEDURE:** Thompson Test
- **PROCEDURE:** Palpation of the fibula
- **PROCEDURE:** Ottawa Ankle and Foot Rules + palpation of the cuboid bone
- **PROCEDURE:** Ottawa Ankle and Foot Rules + palpation over the deltoid ligament
- **PROCEDURE:** Malleolar Zone Algorithm
- **PROCEDURE:** Low Risk Exam
- **PROCEDURE:** Bernese Ankle Rules
- **PROCEDURE:** Ottawa Ankle and Foot Rules + swelling of the distal fibula

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01205841
- **Lead sponsor:** KU Leuven
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2010-09
- **Primary completion:** 2012-08
- **Final completion:** 2012-08
- **Target enrollment:** 1500 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2010-09-21


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01205841

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01205841, "A Prospective Study Comparing Different Clinical Decision Rules in Adult and Pediatric Ankle Trauma". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01205841. Licensed CC0.

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