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
Active Locations (1)
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University of the Pacific
Stockton, California, United States, 95219