# Physiotherapy or Fasciotomy as Treatment for Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome in the Lower Leg?

> **NCT03584815** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Bispebjerg Hospital** · enrollment: 72 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Compartment Syndrome Nontraumatic Lower Leg

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Surgery/Fasciotomy
- **OTHER:** Physiotherapy

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03584815
- **Lead sponsor:** Bispebjerg Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2019-05-05
- **Primary completion:** 2026-08
- **Final completion:** 2027-08
- **Target enrollment:** 72 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-06


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03584815

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03584815, "Physiotherapy or Fasciotomy as Treatment for Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome in the Lower Leg?". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03584815. Licensed CC0.

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