MedTrace Logo

Effects of Talocrural Joint Mobilizations in the Treatment of Subacute Lateral Ankle Sprains

NCT01117909 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2011-05-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal is to determine if standard therapy including joint mobilizations of the ankle performed 3 times per week for 2 weeks will increase self-reported function and decrease pain in patients with mild lateral ankle sprains.

Conditions

  • Ankle Sprain

Interventions

OTHER

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.

OTHER

Sham intervention

Physical therapist will lay hands as if to perform the joint mobilization but no movement will occur.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • American Physical Therapy Association

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Virginia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Terry Grindstaff, PhD, DPT · University of Virginia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-04-30
Primary Completion
2011-12-31
Completion
2011-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT01117909 on ClinicalTrials.gov