Comparison Between Two Mobilization Techniques of Ankle on Balance in Patients With Chronic Ankle Instability

NCT03079804 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: POdePLima
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 24
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The ankle joint is often affected by injuries, especially lateral sprains, often leading to chronic instability. Joint mobilization techniques seem to influence the sense of joint positioning. The objective of the study is to compare mobilization techniques in the balance of athletes with chronic ankle instability. A randomized clinical trial with participants allocated in three groups: Talocrural manipulation, mobilization with movement and placebo will be assessed in their primary endpoints and secondary balance and dorsiflexion range of motion respectively.

Conditions

Ankle Sprains

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Balance assessed with Biodex Balance System

  Balance assessed with Biodex Balance System (stabilometry plattaform)

  almost 10 minutes

Study Arms (3)

Experimental MWM

EXPERIMENTAL

Other names: 4 mobilizations - 10 seconds 20 seconds of rest

Other: Experimental MWM; Other: Experimental Thrust; Other: Placebo

Experimental Thrust

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Other names: 1 traction with caudal direction in high speed and low amplitude increasing dorsiflexion.

Other: Experimental MWM; Other: Experimental Thrust; Other: Placebo

Placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Other names: It will accurately reproduce the positioning of the hand in the specific treatment condition (Thrust or MWM), however, without applying any movement or force. All interactions, procedures and deadlines will be identical.

Other: Experimental MWM; Other: Experimental Thrust; Other: Placebo

Interventions

Experimental MWM OTHER

Mobilization with Movement

Experimental MWM; Experimental Thrust; Placebo

Experimental Thrust OTHER

Mobilization grade 5 (Thrust)

Experimental MWM; Experimental Thrust; Placebo

Placebo OTHER

Procedures similar to Experimental MWM group, but without aplly any force

Experimental MWM; Experimental Thrust; Placebo

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Be a regular practitioner of some sporting modality (with a minimum of one year of practice and training frequency of twice a week), with a history of at least one unilateral ankle sprain with episodes of pain and decreased function, as well as a subjective report of Ankle instability (sensation of falsehood) after ligament injury associated with a result lower than 24 points in the Portuguese version of the Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool - CAIT

You may not qualify if:

• Participants with acute or subacute lesions and / or lower limb surgery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidade Federal do Ceara: lead

Study Sites (1)

Universidade Federal do Ceará

Fortaleza, Ceará, 60416130, Brazil

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Ankle Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Leg Injuries; Wounds and Injuries

Study Officials

• Pedro Lima, PhD

  UFC - DEFISIO

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Pedro Lima, PhD

CONTACT

5585988643219; pedrolima@ufc.br

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Masking Details: Opaque envelopes
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SEQUENTIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Head of Department of Physical Therapy

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 6, 2017
• First Posted: March 14, 2017
• Study Start: January 30, 2017
• Primary Completion: April 30, 2018
• Study Completion: December 31, 2018
• Last Updated: October 26, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

BR (1)