Reliability and Validity of a New Ankle Dorsiflexion Lunge Test Using a Level Laser.
NCT ID: NCT05403892
Last Updated: 2022-06-13
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
50 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2022-05-28
2022-07-31
Brief Summary
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To reach this goal, these two non-invasive tests will be performed to measure the amount of movement of the ankle joint in healthy teenage basketball players.
Data will be statistically compared and studied.
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Detailed Description
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DLT is a cheap and simple measurement method to assess the ankle dorsiflexion, however clinicians find possible bias that reduce the usability of this test.
In order to remove this bias, this study suggests a new measurement method carried out by a level laser to create a virtual wall (the vertical red line produced by the laser).
The study aims therefore to estimate the validity and intra-inter examiner reliability of this method, in comparison to the DLT.
The instruments used are a professional level laser and a rigid ruler. A group of male teenager basketball players from Bologna competitive sports clubs will be recruited.
In order to assess the validity of this new test the clinicians will compare statistically the outcome of both test In order to assess the intra and inter examiner reliability the clinicians will compare repeated measurements of the LLLT.
It is assumed that both measurement methods (traditional and laser method) have comparable validity but LLLT reliability intra and inter examiner should be higher than the DLT one.
Conditions
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Study Design
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COHORT
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Study Groups
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Participant
The participants must be teenage basketball players (12-17 years old).
The exclusion criteria are:
* have suffered in the last 3 months of lower limb musculoskeletal disorders such as pain for more than 7 days (ankle distortion outcomes, leg/foot fractures, plantar heel pain, metatarsalgias, etc);
* athletes who have undergone surgery on their lower limb.
level laser lunge test
In order to perform the Level Laser Test, the operator 1 places a laser lever on the ground one metre aside and 50 cm forward the ankle to be examined. This laser (a 2-class laser not harmful to the eyes) maintains a linear laser light beam perpendicular to the floor. The examined leg is placed further forward to the other one, as it happens in the DLT. The teenage performs a forward lunge perpendicularly to the laser line, the heel positioning 50 cm from the laser line. Operator 1 has the subject perform a lunge while operator 2 measures the distance from the kneecap to the laser line. The measurement, deducted by 50 cm, leads to the heel-to-wall distance (value used to DLT).
dorsiflexion Lunge test
The dorsiflexion lunge test (DLT) will be used to measure ankle dorsiflexion. To perform this test, the teenage stands in front of a wall holding the foot of their limb to be measured perpendicularly to it. The other foot is to be kept behind it. The teenage is asked to perform a lunge (to dorsiflex the ankle and bring the knee into flexion) until the front knee touches the wall without the heel lifting off the ground. The teenage steps away from the wall as much as possible as long as the knee keeps touching the wall. Measurement in centimeters is taken from the heel of the examined leg to the wall.
Interventions
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level laser lunge test
In order to perform the Level Laser Test, the operator 1 places a laser lever on the ground one metre aside and 50 cm forward the ankle to be examined. This laser (a 2-class laser not harmful to the eyes) maintains a linear laser light beam perpendicular to the floor. The examined leg is placed further forward to the other one, as it happens in the DLT. The teenage performs a forward lunge perpendicularly to the laser line, the heel positioning 50 cm from the laser line. Operator 1 has the subject perform a lunge while operator 2 measures the distance from the kneecap to the laser line. The measurement, deducted by 50 cm, leads to the heel-to-wall distance (value used to DLT).
dorsiflexion Lunge test
The dorsiflexion lunge test (DLT) will be used to measure ankle dorsiflexion. To perform this test, the teenage stands in front of a wall holding the foot of their limb to be measured perpendicularly to it. The other foot is to be kept behind it. The teenage is asked to perform a lunge (to dorsiflex the ankle and bring the knee into flexion) until the front knee touches the wall without the heel lifting off the ground. The teenage steps away from the wall as much as possible as long as the knee keeps touching the wall. Measurement in centimeters is taken from the heel of the examined leg to the wall.
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* teenagers whose parents have signed the privacy and consent forms.
Exclusion Criteria
* athletes who have undergone surgery on their lower limb.
12 Years
17 Years
MALE
No
Sponsors
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University of Bologna
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Ballardin Francesco
Clinical Professor
Principal Investigators
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Tommaso Torriglia
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Università degli studi di Bologna
Pillastrini Paolo
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Università degli studi di Bologna
Silvia Pozzan
Role: STUDY_CHAIR
Università degli studi di Bologna
Locations
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Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Neuromotorie (DIBINEM)
Bologna, , Italy
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References
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Hall EA, Docherty CL. Validity of clinical outcome measures to evaluate ankle range of motion during the weight-bearing lunge test. J Sci Med Sport. 2017 Jul;20(7):618-621. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2016.11.001. Epub 2016 Nov 23.
Kang MH, Oh JS. Relationship Between Weightbearing Ankle Dorsiflexion Passive Range of Motion and Ankle Kinematics During Gait. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2017 Jan;107(1):39-45. doi: 10.7547/14-112.
Konor MM, Morton S, Eckerson JM, Grindstaff TL. Reliability of three measures of ankle dorsiflexion range of motion. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2012 Jun;7(3):279-87.
Munteanu SE, Strawhorn AB, Landorf KB, Bird AR, Murley GS. A weightbearing technique for the measurement of ankle joint dorsiflexion with the knee extended is reliable. J Sci Med Sport. 2009 Jan;12(1):54-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2007.06.009. Epub 2007 Sep 20.
Rose KJ, Burns J, North KN. Factors associated with foot and ankle strength in healthy preschool-age children and age-matched cases of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A. J Child Neurol. 2010 Apr;25(4):463-8. doi: 10.1177/0883073809340698. Epub 2009 Aug 11.
Bennell KL, Talbot RC, Wajswelner H, Techovanich W, Kelly DH, Hall AJ. Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of a weight-bearing lunge measure of ankle dorsiflexion. Aust J Physiother. 1998;44(3):175-180. doi: 10.1016/s0004-9514(14)60377-9.
Cejudo A, Sainz de Baranda P, Ayala F, Santonja F. A simplified version of the weight-bearing ankle lunge test: description and test-retest reliability. Man Ther. 2014 Aug;19(4):355-9. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2014.03.008. Epub 2014 Apr 2.
Gatt A, Chockalingam N. Clinical assessment of ankle joint dorsiflexion: a review of measurement techniques. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2011 Jan-Feb;101(1):59-69. doi: 10.7547/1010059.
Langarika-Rocafort A, Emparanza JI, Aramendi JF, Castellano J, Calleja-Gonzalez J. Intra-rater reliability and agreement of various methods of measurement to assess dorsiflexion in the Weight Bearing Dorsiflexion Lunge Test (WBLT) among female athletes. Phys Ther Sport. 2017 Jan;23:37-44. doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2016.06.010. Epub 2016 Jun 29.
Powden CJ, Hoch JM, Hoch MC. Reliability and minimal detectable change of the weight-bearing lunge test: A systematic review. Man Ther. 2015 Aug;20(4):524-32. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2015.01.004. Epub 2015 Jan 29.
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A study to determine the reliability of an ankle dorsiflexion weight-bearing device
Other Identifiers
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TMUNIBO2022TT
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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