Cryo-ultrasound Versus LASER Therapy on Ankle Sprain in Tennis Players

NCT ID: NCT06766318

Last Updated: 2025-01-14

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 40 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-02-09
• Study Completion Date: 2024-10-25

Brief Summary

the effect cryo-ultrasound therapy and LASER therapy on the short-term recovery of tennis players with acute lateral ankle sprains.

Detailed Description

Acute lateral ankle sprains are common injuries among athletes, but the optimal treatment strategies in elite athletes are still debated. This proof-of-concept study aimed to assess the impact of cryo-ultrasound therapy and LASER therapy on the short-term recovery of tennis players with acute lateral ankle sprains.

Conditions

Ankle (Ligaments); Instability (Old Injury)

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

cryo-ultrasound group (n = 20): received cryo-ultrasound therapy

received cryo-ultrasound therapy combined with conventional physical therapy

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

group A will receive cryo-ultrasound therapy combined with conventional physical therapy for two months

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Cryo-ultrasound therapy combines two therapeutic methods: cryotherapy (using cold) and ultrasound (using sound waves). The ultrasound component provides a therapeutic heating effect, improving blood circulation and tissue flexibility, while the cold component reduces pain and inflammation

Laser group

receive LASER therapy combined with conventional physical therapy

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

LASER therapy

Intervention Type: DEVICE

group B will receive LASER therapy combined with conventional physical therapy.

Interventions

group A will receive cryo-ultrasound therapy combined with conventional physical therapy for two months

Cryo-ultrasound therapy combines two therapeutic methods: cryotherapy (using cold) and ultrasound (using sound waves). The ultrasound component provides a therapeutic heating effect, improving blood circulation and tissue flexibility, while the cold component reduces pain and inflammation

Intervention Type: DEVICE

LASER therapy

group B will receive LASER therapy combined with conventional physical therapy.

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age ranged from 12-16 years.
• elite girls;
• semi-professional tennis players;
• I-II grade lateral ankle sprain injury;
• no persistent instability phenomena or chronic sprains;
• acute injury (within 2 weeks from trauma);
• no evidence of bone edema or skin disorder, once the area of intense pain in motion was delimited, the lack of neurological disturbances was investigated and assessed.

Exclusion Criteria

• history of recurrent dislocation of the ankle or hyperlaxity of any joint;
• severe rheumatic diseases and/or collagen diseases;
• athletes who have received any form of local physical therapy and NSAIDs within the last 2 months prior to injury;
• athletes who admit to using steroids;
• any contraindication and/or limitation to the use of a physical agent modality (implantable electrophysiological devices, active neoplasms). Taking medications.
• Athletic adult.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 12 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 16 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

October 6 University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Kerolous Ishak Shehata

Assistant professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Kerolous Ishak Kelini, PHD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

AL-Zaytoonah University

Locations

Cairo University

Cairo, , Egypt

Kerolous Ishak Shehata Kelini

Cairo, , Egypt

Countries

Egypt

Other Identifiers

REC/012/005532

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id