# A Study to Compare Two Different Managements After Ankle Surgery: Immediate and Delayed Weight-bearing.

> **NCT04429217** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona** · enrollment: 100 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Lateral Malleolus Fracture

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** immediate post-operative complete weight-bearing after surgery
- **OTHER:** delayed weight-bearing for 6 weeks after surgery

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04429217
- **Lead sponsor:** Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2020-04-28
- **Primary completion:** 2028-02-02
- **Final completion:** 2028-02-02
- **Target enrollment:** 100 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2025-08-07


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04429217

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04429217, "A Study to Compare Two Different Managements After Ankle Surgery: Immediate and Delayed Weight-bearing.". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04429217. Licensed CC0.

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