Effect of Knee Mobilisation on Joint Position Sense and Tissues

NCT ID: NCT06540404

Last Updated: 2025-02-21

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

126 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-09-08

Study Completion Date

2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of traction mobilizations on position sense in the knee joint and on the biomechanical properties of the knee joint tissues.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Manual Therapy Knee

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Control group

Participants in this group did not undergo any therapy.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Pulse traction group

Participants assigned to this group underwent second degree impulse traction of the knee joint according to the Kaltenborn concept.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Pulse traction

Intervention Type OTHER

The subjects underwent impulse traction of the knee joint in the second degree according to the Kaltenborn concept.

Continuous traction group

Participants assigned to this group underwent continuous traction of the knee joint in the third degree according to the Kaltenborn concept.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Continuous traction

Intervention Type OTHER

The subjects underwent continuous traction of the knee joint in the third degree according to the Kaltenborn concept.

Sham therapy group

The therapist did not use traction force, the knee joint was kept in a flexed position of 40 degrees.

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

Sham therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

The therapist did not use traction force, the knee joint was kept in a flexed position of 40 degrees.

Interventions

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Pulse traction

The subjects underwent impulse traction of the knee joint in the second degree according to the Kaltenborn concept.

Intervention Type OTHER

Continuous traction

The subjects underwent continuous traction of the knee joint in the third degree according to the Kaltenborn concept.

Intervention Type OTHER

Sham therapy

The therapist did not use traction force, the knee joint was kept in a flexed position of 40 degrees.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* no lower extremity injuries within the past year,
* no pain within the past seven days and on the day of the study,
* feeling well on the day of the study,
* no intense physical exertion on the day of the study,
* no occurrence of delayed muscle pain on the day of the study and up to three days back.

Exclusion Criteria

* chronic diseases affecting motor skills,
* lower extremity injuries occurring within a year and treated with a physiotherapist or physician,
* complaints of pain or malaise on the day of the study,
* knee pain within the last 7 days,
* the occurrence of delayed muscle pain up to three days back,
* participation in intense physical exertion on the day of the study.
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Polaczek Agnieszka

Principal Investigator; Master of Science

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Agnieszka Polaczek, MSc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, Katowice, Poland

Locations

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Motion Analysis Laboratory, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education

Katowice, , Poland

Site Status

Countries

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Poland

Other Identifiers

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3/01/2024

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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