Efficacy of Tecar Device With Exercises in Ankle Sprain

NCT06934629 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: P.T.REC/012/005596
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 42
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of applying TECAR therapy during active therapeutic exercises on pain, ankle dynamic balance, proprioception, and daily function in patients with acute ankle sprain. the main questions it aims to answer are:

• Does there is a significant effect of applying TECAR therapy during active exercise after acute lateral ankle sprain on Pain?
• Does there is a significant effect of applying TECAR therapy during active exercise after acute lateral ankle sprain on balance?
• Does there is a significant effect of applying TECAR therapy during active exercise after acute lateral ankle sprain on proprioception?
• Does there is a significant effect of applying TECAR therapy during active exercise after acute lateral ankle sprain on daily function? The patients will be randomly divided into two groups. The control group (A) will receive the conventional therapy which is ankle and subtalar ROM in a pain-free range, calf muscle stretch, ankle strengthening exercises against resistance bands in all directions, weight-bearing exercise, forward lunges, bilateral and unilateral squats, bilateral and unilateral heel raises against bodyweight resistance, and balance training. The experiment group (B) will receive conventional therapy with TECAR therapy application during active therapeutic exercises. Treatment will be for 4 weeks with 2 sessions per week. TECAR application will be 20 mins per session (10 mins capacitive and 10 mins resistive). To the best of the researchers' knowledge, no study has proved the effects of applying TECAR therapy during active therapeutic exercises after an acute lateral ankle sprain has yet been done. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to prove if there an effect of applying TECAR therapy during active therapeutic exercises included in the conventional physiotherapy (PRICE with therapeutic exercises) and conventional physiotherapy alone on pain, ankle dynamic balance, proprioception, and daily function in subjects with an acute lateral ankle sprain.

Conditions

Ankle Sprain; TECAR Therapy; TECAR Therapy Efficacy in the Treatment of Ankle Sprain; Ankle Dynamic Balance; Ankle Pain; Ankle Proprioception

Keywords

Ankle pain; ankle dynamic balance; Ankle proprioception; Ankle daily function; TECARtherapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• 1.ankle dynamic balance.

  using Y-Balance Test (YBT)

  from enrollment to the end of treatment at 4 weeks.

• 2.pain

  using Numerical pain rating scale (NPRS)

  from enrollment to the end of treatment at 4 weeks.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• 3. proprioception

  from enrollment to the end of treatment at 4 weeks.

• 4. Daily Function

  from enrollment to the end of treatment at 4 weeks.

Study Arms (2)

TECAR therapy group

EXPERIMENTAL

traditional therapeutic exercises for ankle sprain and TECAR therapy application during exercises .

Device: TECAR therapy

Conventional therapy group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

traditional therapeutic exercises for ankle sprain

Other: therapeutic exercises

Interventions

TECAR therapy DEVICE

TECAR application will be 20 mins per session (10 mins capacitive and 10 mins resistive) during ankle and subtalar ROM in a pain-free range, calf muscle stretch, ankle strengthening exercises against resistance bands in all directions, weight-bearing exercise, forward lunges, bilateral and unilateral squats, bilateral and unilateral heel raises against bodyweight resistance, and balance training.

TECAR therapy group

therapeutic exercises OTHER

the conventional therapy which is ankle and subtalar ROM in a pain-free range, calf muscle stretch, ankle strengthening exercises against resistance bands in all directions, weight-bearing exercise, forward lunges, bilateral and unilateral squats, bilateral and unilateral heel raises against bodyweight resistance, and balance training.

Conventional therapy group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 40 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Gender will be male and female.
• Age from 20-40 years old.
• Grade \| and \|\| lateral ankle sprain.
• Patients who will be diagnosed and referred by orthopedic surgeon.
• acute stage of lateral ankle sprain.
• BMI ≤ 30.
• Positive confirming tests.

You may not qualify if:

• Ankle fractures such as talus bone fracture, tibia fracture, ankle dislocation.
• Unwilling to continue treatment.
• Contraindications to use TECAR therapy, such as pregnancy, the presence of malignant tissue, tumors, in the ankle, and electrical devices implanted in the body.
• Grade \|\|\| ankle sprain.
• Systematic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.
• Recently received intra-steroid injection
• Pain exacerbation during the intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Andalusia hospital in Alexandria

Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Ankle Injuries

Interventions

Exercise Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Leg Injuries; Wounds and Injuries

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Rehabilitation; Aftercare; Continuity of Patient Care; Patient Care; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: resident physiotherapist registered for master degree

Model Details: Treatment will be for 4 weeks with 2 sessions per week. TECAR application will be 20 mins per session (10 mins capacitive and 10 mins resistive) during ankle and subtalar ROM in a pain-free range, calf muscle stretch, ankle strengthening exercises against resistance bands in all directions, weight-bearing exercise, forward lunges, bilateral and unilateral squats, bilateral and unilateral heel raises against bodyweight resistance, and balance training.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 2, 2025
• First Posted: April 18, 2025
• Study Start: December 15, 2024
• Primary Completion: May 30, 2025
• Study Completion: July 30, 2025
• Last Updated: April 15, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Locations

EG (1)