Cryo-ultrasound Versus LASER Therapy on Ankle Sprain in Tennis Players

NCT06766318 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: REC/012/005532
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

the effect cryo-ultrasound therapy and LASER therapy on the short-term recovery of tennis players with acute lateral ankle sprains.

Conditions

Ankle (Ligaments); Instability (Old Injury)

Keywords

cryoultrasound; laser; Ankle sprain; Tennis players; Elite girl

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Pain intensity a

  We will assess pain intensity before and after intervension by numeric pain rating scale, which is numerical from 0 indicate no pain and 10 indicate the worest pain

  2 months

• Foot and Ankle Disability Index

  Foot and Ankle Disability Index (FADI) at baseline (T0) at the end of treatment (T1), after one month (T2), and two months after treatment (T3).

  2 months

Study Arms (2)

cryo-ultrasound group (n = 20): received cryo-ultrasound therapy

EXPERIMENTAL

received cryo-ultrasound therapy combined with conventional physical therapy

Device: group A will receive cryo-ultrasound therapy combined with conventional physical therapy for two months

Laser group

EXPERIMENTAL

receive LASER therapy combined with conventional physical therapy

Device: LASER therapy

Interventions

group A will receive cryo-ultrasound therapy combined with conventional physical therapy for two months DEVICE

Cryo-ultrasound therapy combines two therapeutic methods: cryotherapy (using cold) and ultrasound (using sound waves). The ultrasound component provides a therapeutic heating effect, improving blood circulation and tissue flexibility, while the cold component reduces pain and inflammation

cryo-ultrasound group (n = 20): received cryo-ultrasound therapy

LASER therapy DEVICE

group B will receive LASER therapy combined with conventional physical therapy.

Laser group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 Years - 16 Years
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Age ranged from 12-16 years.
• elite girls;
• semi-professional tennis players;
• I-II grade lateral ankle sprain injury;
• no persistent instability phenomena or chronic sprains;
• acute injury (within 2 weeks from trauma);
• no evidence of bone edema or skin disorder, once the area of intense pain in motion was delimited, the lack of neurological disturbances was investigated and assessed.

You may not qualify if:

• history of recurrent dislocation of the ankle or hyperlaxity of any joint;
• severe rheumatic diseases and/or collagen diseases;
• athletes who have received any form of local physical therapy and NSAIDs within the last 2 months prior to injury;
• athletes who admit to using steroids;
• any contraindication and/or limitation to the use of a physical agent modality (implantable electrophysiological devices, active neoplasms). Taking medications.
• Athletic adult.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• October 6 University: lead

Study Sites (2)

Cairo University

Cairo, Egypt

Location

Kerolous Ishak Shehata Kelini

Cairo, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Ankle Injuries

Interventions

Laser Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Leg Injuries; Wounds and Injuries

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Therapeutics; Ablation Techniques; Surgical Procedures, Operative

Study Officials

• Kerolous Ishak Kelini, PHD

  AL-Zaytoonah University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 4, 2025
• First Posted: January 9, 2025
• Study Start: February 9, 2024
• Primary Completion: July 16, 2024
• Study Completion: October 25, 2024
• Last Updated: January 14, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

EG (2)