Effects of Talocrural Joint Mobilizations in the Treatment of Subacute Lateral Ankle Sprains
NCT ID: NCT01117909
Last Updated: 2011-05-30
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
60 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2010-04-30
2011-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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"Laying of hands" plus standard therapy
Subjects will lie on their back as if they were receiving the joint mobilization treatment and the therapist will place their hands in a position as if to perform the mobilization but no movement will occur. Standard therapy will consist of ankle strengthening exercises with elastic bands, balance, active ROM, and 20 minutes of ice bag application, elevation and compression
Sham intervention
Physical therapist will lay hands as if to perform the joint mobilization but no movement will occur.
Standard therapy with joint mobilization
This group will receive three 60-second bouts of posterior joint mobilizations applied to the ankle joint during each treatment session, in addition to standard therapy. Standard therapy will consist of ankle strengthening exercises with elastic bands, balance, active ROM, and 20 minutes of ice bag application, elevation and compression
Mobilization therapy in addition to standard therapy
Subject will receive three 60-second bouts of posterior joint mobilizations applied to the ankle joint during each treatment session. Standard therapy will consist of ankle strengthening exercises with elastic bands, balance, active ROM, and 20 minutes of ice bag application, elevation and compression.
Interventions
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Mobilization therapy in addition to standard therapy
Subject will receive three 60-second bouts of posterior joint mobilizations applied to the ankle joint during each treatment session. Standard therapy will consist of ankle strengthening exercises with elastic bands, balance, active ROM, and 20 minutes of ice bag application, elevation and compression.
Sham intervention
Physical therapist will lay hands as if to perform the joint mobilization but no movement will occur.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Slight reduction in function
* Anterolateral ankle tenderness
* Dorsiflexion ROM asymmetry greater than 5° compared to uninvolved limb
* Posterior talar glide restriction greater than 5° compared to uninvolved limb; or
* Posterior talar glide less than 19°, which is one standard deviation (7°) from our previously established normative values (26°)9, 10
* Suffered from grade 1 or 2 lateral ankle sprain within the last 48hr - 8 days
Exclusion Criteria
* Syndesmotic ankle sprain (to be ruled out based on clinical examination),
* History or signs of reflex sympathetic dystrophy,
* Have received manual therapy for the ankle sprain prior to enrollment
* Grade III ankle sprain.
18 Years
50 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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American Physical Therapy Association
OTHER
University of Virginia
OTHER
Responsible Party
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University of Virginia
Principal Investigators
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Terry Grindstaff, PhD, DPT
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Virginia
Locations
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University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Countries
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Facility Contacts
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Terry Grindstaff, PhD, DPT
Role: primary
Nicole Cosby, MS, ATC
Role: backup
Other Identifiers
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14919
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id