Effect of Knee Mobilisation on Joint Position Sense and Tissues

NCT06540404 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 3/01/2024
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 126
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of traction mobilizations on position sense in the knee joint and on the biomechanical properties of the knee joint tissues.

Conditions

Manual Therapy; Knee

Keywords

knee; manual therapy; healthy people; MyotonPRO

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Joint position sense

  A passive-active test will be used to assess the joint position sense. The parameters will be measured angular position (degree of flexion) of the knee joint in the position passively set by the researcher and in the position actively recreated by the participant in both knee joints.

  Before intervention and immediately after intervention

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Biomechanical properties of knee joint tissues: Frequency

  Before intervention and immediately after intervention

• Biomechanical properties of knee joint tissues: Stiffness

  Before intervention and immediately after intervention

• Biomechanical properties of knee joint tissues: Relaxation

  Before intervention and immediately after intervention

• Biomechanical properties of knee joint tissues: Decrement

  Before intervention and immediately after intervention

• Biomechanical properties of knee joint tissues: Creep

  Before intervention and immediately after intervention

Study Arms (4)

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in this group did not undergo any therapy.

Pulse traction group

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants assigned to this group underwent second degree impulse traction of the knee joint according to the Kaltenborn concept.

Other: Pulse traction

Continuous traction group

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants assigned to this group underwent continuous traction of the knee joint in the third degree according to the Kaltenborn concept.

Other: Continuous traction

Sham therapy group

SHAM COMPARATOR

The therapist did not use traction force, the knee joint was kept in a flexed position of 40 degrees.

Other: Sham therapy

Interventions

Pulse traction OTHER

The subjects underwent impulse traction of the knee joint in the second degree according to the Kaltenborn concept.

Pulse traction group

Continuous traction OTHER

The subjects underwent continuous traction of the knee joint in the third degree according to the Kaltenborn concept.

Continuous traction group

Sham therapy OTHER

The therapist did not use traction force, the knee joint was kept in a flexed position of 40 degrees.

Sham therapy group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• no lower extremity injuries within the past year,
• no pain within the past seven days and on the day of the study,
• feeling well on the day of the study,
• no intense physical exertion on the day of the study,
• no occurrence of delayed muscle pain on the day of the study and up to three days back.

You may not qualify if:

• chronic diseases affecting motor skills,
• lower extremity injuries occurring within a year and treated with a physiotherapist or physician,
• complaints of pain or malaise on the day of the study,
• knee pain within the last 7 days,
• the occurrence of delayed muscle pain up to three days back,
• participation in intense physical exertion on the day of the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice: lead

Study Sites (1)

Motion Analysis Laboratory, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education

Katowice, Poland

Location

Study Officials

• Agnieszka Polaczek, MSc

  The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, Katowice, Poland

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator; Master of Science

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 27, 2024
• First Posted: August 6, 2024
• Study Start: September 8, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2025
• Study Completion: December 1, 2025
• Last Updated: February 21, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-02

Locations

PL (1)