Evaluation of the Recovery Experienced by Patients After an Ankle Sprain Treated in the Emergency Department of Nantes University Hospital (ANKHEAL)

ANKHEAL - Evaluation of the Recovery Experienced by Patients After an Ankle Sprain Treated in the Emergency Department of Nantes University Hospital

To evaluate the recovery experienced by patients with ankle sprains treated in the adult emergency department of Nantes University Hospital.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Ankle Sprains
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Questionnaire

Detailed Description

The aim of this study is therefore to establish the current situation by describing the practices of doctors working in the adult emergency department of the Nantes University Hospital regarding the initial treatment of ankle sprains, and to assess the rate of recovery experienced by patients one month after their trauma. This preliminary study may be pursued in the future, with a view to proposing new recommendations for the management of ankle sprains in the emergency department.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 101

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Loire-Atlantique
    • Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France, 44000
      • Nantes University Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

The study population will consist of patients admitted to adult emergency departments with ankle sprains.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient over 18 years of age
• Presenting an isolated ankle sprain
• Visiting Nantes CHU emergency department for this reason
• Patient able to read and speak French
• Patient covered by a social security scheme

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient > 70 years old
• Patients requiring hospitalization following a visit to the emergency department
• Any intercurrent pathology that may affect the management of the ankle sprain
• Associated ankle fracture
• Patients under legal protection.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Intervention / Treatment

Study population; The study population must correspond to the research inclusion criteria: Adult patients admitted to the emergency department, presenting with an ankle sprain

Other: Questionnaire; An initial questionnaire is completed on D0, the day of the patient's admission to the emergency department, by the practitioner in charge of the patient, and covers the patient's anamnesis, clinical examination, radiological examinations and treatment. A follow-up telephone visit is then carried out at 30 days by an investigator, to gather information on the clinical and therapeutic evolution, and to evaluate the recovery and evolution of symptoms experienced by the patient in relation to the initial management.; Other Names: Phone call

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
To evaluate the recovery experienced by patients with ankle sprains treated in the adult emergency department of Nantes University Hospital.	Percentage of patients feeling fully cured at D30	30 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Compare healing sensation with different types of immobilization	Rate of patients feeling fully healed at D30 according to type of immobilization	30 days
Compare healing sensation with duration of immobilization	Rate of patients feeling fully healed at D30 according to length of immobilization	30 days
Compare the feeling of healing with the initial analgesic proposed	Rate of patients feeling fully healed at D30 according to initial analgesia proposed	30 days
Comparing the feeling of recovery according to whether or not a state-certified physiotherapist was involved in the treatment	Rate of patients feeling fully healed at D30 according to whether or not they were treated by a state-qualified physiotherapist	30 days
Compare the feeling of recovery according to the presence or absence of early medical reassessment	Rate of patients feeling fully cured at D30 according to the presence or absence of an early medical reassessment	30 days
Identify discharge prescription patterns of patients admitted for ankle sprains	Prescription rates for each of the immobilization, analgesia and remote consultation modalities	30 days
Identify patients who finally received an alternative diagnosis	Rate of patients receiving an alternative diagnosis	30 days
Assessing patients' quality of life at D30 after an ankle sprain	Measurement of median and interquartile range of EQ-5D-5L (EuroQol 5 Dimensions 5 Levels) questionnaire results. The scale ranges from 5 (worst possible health state) to 1 (best possible health state).	30 days

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Nantes University Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 28, 2024
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 7, 2025
• Study Completion (Actual): June 6, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 23, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 23, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): October 26, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 12, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 11, 2025
• Last Verified: June 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Emergency; Healing; Ankle; Sprain
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Wounds and Injuries; Pathologic Processes; Disease Attributes; Leg Injuries; Ankle Injuries; Emergencies; Sprains and Strains
• Other Study ID Numbers: RC24_0524

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No