Reliability and Validity of a New Ankle Dorsiflexion Lunge Test Using a Level Laser.

NCT05403892 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: TMUNIBO2022TT
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study aims to find validity and intra-inter examiner reliability of the Lever Laser Lunge Test (LLLT). This is a new way to measure ankle range of motion during weight bearing, instead of classical dorsiflexion lunge test The study wants to assume that LLLT is comparable to the traditional test but more efficient because it could be used in different settings. To reach this goal, these two non-invasive tests will be performed to measure the amount of movement of the ankle joint in healthy teenage basketball players. Data will be statistically compared and studied.

Conditions

Ankle Joint; Range of Motion, Articular; Reliability and Validity

Keywords

level laser; dorsiflexion lunge test; ankle

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• validity of lever laser lunge test

  the collected values will be statistically processed to identify a significant validity of the LLLT comparing to the DLT

  1 day

• intra-examiner reliability of lever laser lunge test

  the collected values will be statistically processed to identify a significant intra-examiner reliability of the LLLT compared to the DLT values found in the bibliography

  2 days

• inter-examiner reliability of lever laser lunge test

  the collected values will be statistically processed to identify a significant inter-examiner reliability of the LLLT compared to the DLT values found in the bibliography

  2 days

Study Arms (1)

Participant

The participants must be teenage basketball players (12-17 years old). The exclusion criteria are: * have suffered in the last 3 months of lower limb musculoskeletal disorders such as pain for more than 7 days (ankle distortion outcomes, leg/foot fractures, plantar heel pain, metatarsalgias, etc); * athletes who have undergone surgery on their lower limb.

Diagnostic Test: level laser lunge test; Diagnostic Test: dorsiflexion Lunge test

Interventions

level laser lunge test DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

In order to perform the Level Laser Test, the operator 1 places a laser lever on the ground one metre aside and 50 cm forward the ankle to be examined. This laser (a 2-class laser not harmful to the eyes) maintains a linear laser light beam perpendicular to the floor. The examined leg is placed further forward to the other one, as it happens in the DLT. The teenage performs a forward lunge perpendicularly to the laser line, the heel positioning 50 cm from the laser line. Operator 1 has the subject perform a lunge while operator 2 measures the distance from the kneecap to the laser line. The measurement, deducted by 50 cm, leads to the heel-to-wall distance (value used to DLT).

Participant

dorsiflexion Lunge test DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

The dorsiflexion lunge test (DLT) will be used to measure ankle dorsiflexion. To perform this test, the teenage 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 teenage 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 teenage 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.

Also known as: weight bearing lunge test

Participant

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 Years - 17 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Male teenagers basketball players from Bologna competitive sports clubs.

You may qualify if:

• male teenagers basketball players enrolled in a competitive sports club;
• teenagers whose parents have signed the privacy and consent forms.

You may not qualify if:

• athletes who have suffered in the last 3 months of lower limb musculoskeletal disorders such as pain for more than 7 days (ankle distortion outcomes, leg/foot fractures, plantar heel pain, metatarsalgias, etc);
• athletes who have undergone surgery on their lower limb.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Bologna: lead

Study Sites (1)

Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Neuromotorie (DIBINEM)

Bologna, 40138, Italy

RECRUITING

Related Publications (10)

• Hall EA, Docherty CL. Validity of clinical outcome measures to evaluate ankle range of motion during the weight-bearing lunge test. J Sci Med Sport. 2017 Jul;20(7):618-621. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2016.11.001. Epub 2016 Nov 23.

  PMID: 28108266 BACKGROUND

• Kang MH, Oh JS. Relationship Between Weightbearing Ankle Dorsiflexion Passive Range of Motion and Ankle Kinematics During Gait. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2017 Jan;107(1):39-45. doi: 10.7547/14-112.

  PMID: 28271931 BACKGROUND

• Konor MM, Morton S, Eckerson JM, Grindstaff TL. Reliability of three measures of ankle dorsiflexion range of motion. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2012 Jun;7(3):279-87.

  PMID: 22666642 BACKGROUND

• Munteanu SE, Strawhorn AB, Landorf KB, Bird AR, Murley GS. A weightbearing technique for the measurement of ankle joint dorsiflexion with the knee extended is reliable. J Sci Med Sport. 2009 Jan;12(1):54-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2007.06.009. Epub 2007 Sep 20.

  PMID: 17888733 BACKGROUND

• Rose KJ, Burns J, North KN. Factors associated with foot and ankle strength in healthy preschool-age children and age-matched cases of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A. J Child Neurol. 2010 Apr;25(4):463-8. doi: 10.1177/0883073809340698. Epub 2009 Aug 11.

  PMID: 19671887 BACKGROUND

• Bennell KL, Talbot RC, Wajswelner H, Techovanich W, Kelly DH, Hall AJ. Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of a weight-bearing lunge measure of ankle dorsiflexion. Aust J Physiother. 1998;44(3):175-180. doi: 10.1016/s0004-9514(14)60377-9.

  PMID: 11676731 RESULT

• Cejudo A, Sainz de Baranda P, Ayala F, Santonja F. A simplified version of the weight-bearing ankle lunge test: description and test-retest reliability. Man Ther. 2014 Aug;19(4):355-9. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2014.03.008. Epub 2014 Apr 2.

  PMID: 24746162 RESULT

• Gatt A, Chockalingam N. Clinical assessment of ankle joint dorsiflexion: a review of measurement techniques. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2011 Jan-Feb;101(1):59-69. doi: 10.7547/1010059.

  PMID: 21242472 RESULT

• Langarika-Rocafort A, Emparanza JI, Aramendi JF, Castellano J, Calleja-Gonzalez J. Intra-rater reliability and agreement of various methods of measurement to assess dorsiflexion in the Weight Bearing Dorsiflexion Lunge Test (WBLT) among female athletes. Phys Ther Sport. 2017 Jan;23:37-44. doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2016.06.010. Epub 2016 Jun 29.

  PMID: 27665249 RESULT

• Powden CJ, Hoch JM, Hoch MC. Reliability and minimal detectable change of the weight-bearing lunge test: A systematic review. Man Ther. 2015 Aug;20(4):524-32. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2015.01.004. Epub 2015 Jan 29.

  PMID: 25704110 RESULT

Related Links

• A study to determine the reliability of an ankle dorsiflexion weight-bearing device

Study Officials

• Tommaso Torriglia

  Università degli studi di Bologna

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Pillastrini Paolo

  Università degli studi di Bologna

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Silvia Pozzan

  Università degli studi di Bologna

  STUDY CHAIR

Central Study Contacts

Carla Vanti

CONTACT

+39/335475464; carla.vanti@unibo.it

Francesco Ballardin

CONTACT

+39/3339057462; francesco.ballardin@unibo.it

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Clinical Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 31, 2022
• First Posted: June 3, 2022
• Study Start: May 28, 2022
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2022
• Study Completion: July 31, 2022
• Last Updated: June 13, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-06

Locations

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