Status: Not yet recruiting
The ACHILLS Trial; Application of Cerament in Heel Infection for Lower Limb Salvage
The ACHILLS Trial is a multicentre randomised controlled feasibility study comparing partial calcanectomy with and without the use of an antibiotic-impregnated bone graft substitute (Cerament G) for treating calcaneal osteomyelitis, specifically on wound healing rates, re-infection, and overall efficacy in a sample of 30 patients over a one-year period.
Participants needed: 30
Trial details
Age: 18+Biological sex: AllType: InterventionalSponsor: Royal College of Surgeons, IrelandUpdated: Aug 3, 2025Locations: 1
Eligibility criteria
18 and over [+3]
Patients unfit for surgery [+6]