Management of Acute Lateral Ankle Sprains

Summary

This study evaluates the effectiveness of pain guided early weight bearing as a means to enhance the outcome of acute lateral ankle sprain. Half of the participants will receive advice and instructions in pain guided early weight bearing plus a written home-based exercise program, while the other half will receive advice and instructions following standard operating procedures at site.

Conditions

• Ankle Sprains

Interventions

OTHER

ESP physiotherapy

A single session with advice and instructions from an ESP physiotherapist in rest, ice, compression and elevation AND pain guided early weight bearing plus a written home-based exercise program.

OTHER

Usual care

A single session with advice and instructions from a physician in rest, ice, compression and elevation (usual care group).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg

  collaborator OTHER

• Regionshospitalet Horsens

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Copenhagen

  collaborator OTHER

• Slagelse Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Christian Olsen

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Christian P Olsen, PT, Msc · Department of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Slagelse Hospitals.

• Marius Henriksen, PT, Prof. · University of Copenhagen and Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital

• Søren T Skou, PT, PhD · University of Southern Denmark and Naestved-Slagelse-Ringsted Hospitals.

• Mikael Elsborg, PT · The Regional Hospital in Horsens

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2018-05-22

Primary Completion

2019-12-15

Completion

2020-12-15

Countries

• Denmark

Study Locations