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Teenage Functional Hallux Limitus and Ankle Dorsiflexion Study

NCT05399472 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2022-06-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study aims to identify a possible correlation between reduced mobility of the first toe under load and reduced mobility of the ankle ROM in healthy adolescent basketball players. To reach this goal, two non-invasive tests will be performed to measure the amount of movement of the ankle joint and the first toe.

Conditions

  • Hallux Limitus
  • Ankle Joint

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Dorsiflexion lunge test

The dorsiflexion lunge test (DLT) will be used to measure ankle dorsiflexion. To perform this test, the participant stands in front of a wall holding the foot of their limb to be measured perpendicularly to it. The other foot is to be kept behind it. The participant is asked to perform a lunge (to dorsiflex the ankle and bring the knee into flexion) until the front knee touches the wall without the heel lifting off the ground. The participant steps away from the wall as much as possible as long as the knee keeps touching the wall. Measurement in centimeters is taken from the heel of the examined leg to the wall.

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Jack Test

The Jack Test will be used to measure the first toe dorsiflexion under load. The examiner pulled the proximal phalanx of the hallux to dorsiflexion with his hand until the maximal amount of mobility was reached with the subject standing. The static arm of the goniometer was placed along the first metatarsal longitudinal axis while the free movable arm followed the proximal phalanx of the hallux axes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Bologna

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Paolo Pillastrini · Università degli studi di Bologna

  • Silvia Pozzan · Università degli studi di Bologna

  • Tommaso Torriglia · Università degli studi di Bologna

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-05-25
Primary Completion
2022-06-30
Completion
2022-07-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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