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Smartphone App to Improve Functional Outcomes in Ankle Sprains

NCT03564015 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2023-01-17

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Summary

Ankle sprains are the most common musculoskeletal complaint of children presenting to the emergency department (ED). Healing can often be protracted, leading to prolonged pain, missed school and work, and delayed return to a normal activity level. Smartphone apps have been shown to be associated with greater caregiver knowledge and improved outcomes in a number of conditions but have not been explored in ankle sprains. The investigators would like to know if using a smartphone app for children with ankle inversion injuries leads to improved functional outcomes such as pain, mobility, and return to activity. The investigators will be comparing a smartphone app that provides education and daily management reminders to a paper handout to see if the former leads to improved functional recovery.

Conditions

  • Ankle Sprains

Interventions

OTHER

Smartphone app

Apple or Android app to provide education to guide functional recovery and allow recording of pain, management, and functional outcome using the Activities Scale for Kids performance version (ASKp) at home

OTHER

Paper handout

Paper handout to guide functional recovery. Also includes a version of the smartphone app described above that only allows recording of pain, functional outcome, and management at home.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Janet Knechtel, BA · London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-02-01
Primary Completion
2022-12-20
Completion
2022-12-20

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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