About this trial
This application addresses the Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program Investigator-Initiated Research Award FY21 W81XWH-22-CPMRP-IIRA area of Chronic Pain Management Research Program- The investigators will utilize subjects who have sustained ankle fractures and may develop chronic pain following bone union. No attempt will be made to affect the experimental outcome in the subjects. This study will adhere to a core set of standards for rigorous study design and reporting to maximize the reproducibility and translational potential of research.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
18-85 years old
an isolated rotational ankle (AO/OTA 44 types A-C) fracture that is treated operatively
Abbreviated Injury Scale < 3 for non-extremity body systems
can speak, read, and understand English
Disqualifiers
treated for a chronic pain condition prior to their qualifying injury
on a pain contract
pathologic fracture
Daily use of gabapentin or opiods prior to enrollment
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Not listed