Status:

SUSPENDED

Ankle Manual Therapy for Ankle Sprains

Lead Sponsor:

University of the Pacific

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Southern California

American Physical Therapy Association

Conditions:

Sprains and Strains

Eligibility:

All Genders

16-60 years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of using ankle manual therapy procedures on clinical outcomes in individuals with post-acute ankle sprains.

Detailed Description

Ankle sprains can cause ankle joint stiffness. Ankle joint stiffness may be a cause of pain, disability, and repeated sprains. Physical therapists use many ways to treat ankle joints that do not move ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 16-60 years
  • Onset of ankle sprain at least 2 weeks prior to enrollment
  • Foot and Ankle Ability Measure Activity of Daily Living subscale score less than or equal to 80%

Exclusion

  • Current status of assisted ambulation (eg, use of cane or crutches)
  • Inability to bear weight through the affected extremity immediately after injury combined with tenderness to palpation of the medial and lateral malleolar zones, styloid process of the 5th metatarsal, and navicular
  • Positive anterior drawer or talar tilt dimple test
  • Volume of the affected limb greater than 10% of the unaffected limb
  • Previous history of ligament or bony reconstructive surgery to the ankle and foot
  • Concomitant injury to other lower extremity joints

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

189 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00888498

Start Date

January 1 2009

End Date

December 1 2015

Last Update

July 2 2015

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University of the Pacific

Stockton, California, United States, 95219