Conservative versus surgical treatment of foot drop in peroneal nerve entrapment: rationale and design of a prospective, multi-centre, randomized parallel-group controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High-quality evidence is lacking to support one treatment strategy over another in patients with foot drop due to peroneal nerve entrapment. This leads to strong variation in daily practice.

Methods/design

The FOOTDROP (Follow-up and Outcome of Operative Treatment with Decompressive Release Of The Peroneal nerve) trial is a randomized, multi-centre study in which patients with peroneal nerve entrapment and persistent foot drop, despite initial conservative treatment, will be randomized 10 (± 4) weeks after onset between non-invasive treatment and surgical decompression. The primary endpoint is the difference in distance covered during the 6-min walk test between randomization and 9 months later. Time to recovery is the key secondary endpoint. Other secondary outco

SUBMITTER: Oosterbos C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9801603 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature