Effects of Cryotherapy on Ankle Function

NCT ID: NCT05331092

Last Updated: 2022-04-15

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 80 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-05-30
• Study Completion Date: 2022-07-01

Brief Summary

The ankle joint is commonly used and also stricken by high loads and injuries in sports. One technique in emphasis is cryotherapy, a physiotherapeutical intervention characterized by the use of low temperatures for tissue trauma's rehabilitation. Several studies analysed the effects of cryotherapy and brought important results related to pain and strength reduction, also to muscle contraction speed reduction. Although, considering the risk-benefit from de intervention it's pertinent to observe the presence of deleterious effects, especially the ones that impact on motor function. This scenario has been brought by scientists and currently the main gap from this theme resides on the repercussions of the technique application on functional answers

Detailed Description

Eighty participants will receive control (rest) and the experimental condition (cryotherapy), with an interval of 48 hours. The intervention group will undergo: i) assessment, ii) 20 minutes of cryotherapy, iii) reassessment, iv) 20 minutes of rest and v) reassessment, while the control group remains at rest for 20 minutes. Assessments will be composed of ankle function by the modified star excursion balance test, muscle tone by the myoton pro, skin temperature by a thermographic camera, thermic comfort, perception of balance and beliefs in cryotherapy. Data will be described using mean and standard deviation and compared by Mixed ANOVA (time x intervention) with post Bonferroni tests, with significance level of 0.05.

Conditions

Functional Status; Muscle Tone

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Cryotherapy

20 minutes of cryotherapy on the dominant ankle with ice bags

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Cryotherapy

Intervention Type: OTHER

20 minutes of cryotherapy on the dominant ankle with ice bags

Control

20 minutes of rest

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Cryotherapy

20 minutes of cryotherapy on the dominant ankle with ice bags

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 to 28 years old
• healthy
• no musculoskeletal complaints

Exclusion Criteria

• failure to follow protocol
• complaints of injury or pain during the assessments

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 28 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

São Paulo State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Flávia Carvalho

Principal investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Carlos M Pastre, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

São Paulo State University

Central Contacts

Flavia A Carvalho, MSc

Role: CONTACT

fla.acarvalho@hotmail.com

+5518997443624

Other Identifiers

EC003

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id