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The Effects of Gentle Movements at the Ankle in Individuals With Diminished Range of Motion

NCT01119092 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2011-05-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is the examine the effects of gentle movements applied to the ankle joint and stretching on self-reported function, ankle motion and stiffness in individuals who have suffered from an ankle sprain within the last year and have decreased ankle motion.

Conditions

  • Lateral Ankle Sprain

Interventions

OTHER

Sham ("laying of hands") intervention

The clinician will place his/her hands in a position to perform the AP joint mobilizations but will not actually perform them. The sham treatment will be performed 3 times and each will last a period of 60 seconds with a one minute rest in between.

OTHER

Grade IV AP joint mobilizations

3 60-second treatments of Grade IV AP joint mobilizations of the talus during each treatment session, with a one minute rest in between each treatment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Athletic Training Association Research & Education Foundation

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Virginia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jay Hertel, PhD · University to Virginia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-01-31
Primary Completion
2011-05-31
Completion
2011-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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