Status:
TERMINATED
Changes in the Ankle Range of Motion Following Subtalar Joint Manipulation
Lead Sponsor:
Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College
Collaborating Sponsors:
McMaster University
Conditions:
Ankle Inversion Sprain
Eligibility:
All Genders
16-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to determine whether manipulation of the subtalar joint (one of the two joints of the ankle) has an effect on ankle range of motion in a group of ankles that have sustained...
Detailed Description
Ankle inversion sprain is a common injury that can cause joint stiffness and range of motion deficits.(Holmer 1994, Beynnon 2001, Denegar 2002, Green 2001) Subtalar joint manipulation has been advocat...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Must have 1 ankle diagnosed with a subacute, grade II inversion ankle sprain and 1 asymptomatic ankle
- Pain on palpation of the medial subtalar joint line
- Manual restriction of subtalar eversion as assessed by a passive joint play test of subtalar joint mobility
Exclusion
- (Pellow 2001, Fryer 2002, Lopez-Rodriguez 2007)
- Acute ankle or foot trauma occurring within 7 days of injury incident
- Acute or healing fracture
- Gross ligamentous mechanical instability (grade III ankle sprains)
- Syndesmosis injury
- Inflammatory arthritis
- History of previous medial ankle sprain
- Medial ankle instability
- Severely pronated feet determined by Foot Posture Index score \> +9 (Redmond 2006)
- Connective tissue disorder (Grahame 2000)
- Benign joint hypermobility syndrome (Grahame 2000)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 16 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
28 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00981331
Start Date
May 1 2010
End Date
July 16 2018
Last Update
July 24 2018
Active Locations (2)
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1
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8S 1C7
2
Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M2H 3J1