Recruiting

Gentle Movements

Sponsor:

University of Virginia

Code:

NCT01119092

Conditions

Lateral Ankle Sprain

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 50

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Sham ("laying of hands") intervention

Grade IV AP joint mobilizations

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is the examine the effects of gentle movements applied to the ankle joint and stretching on self-reported function, ankle motion and stiffness in individuals who have suffered from an ankle sprain within the last year and have decreased ankle motion.

Conditions

Lateral Ankle Sprain

Study ID

NCT01119092

Start date

Jan, 2010

Status verified date

May, 2011

Completion date

May, 2011

Anticipated

Primary completion date

May, 2011

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 50

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • History of a lateral ankle sprain within the last year
  • Dorsiflexion range of motion deficit of 5°
  • Return to full activity prior to participation in this study
  • Individuals with dorsiflexion range of motion that is less than degrees of dorsiflexion.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • A history of ankle surgery that involves intra-articular fixation
  • Syndesmotic ankle sprain (to be ruled out based on the attending certified athletic trainers diagnosis)
  • A history or signs of reflex sympathetic dystrophy
  • Suffer from an acute injury in the lower extremity within the last 6 weeks
  • Have received manual therapy for the ankle sprain prior to enrollment

Study Design

Enrollment

40 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

sham comparator: Sham intervention plus standard treatment

This group will receive a "laying of hands" treatment in addition to standard treatment. The clinician will place his/her hands in a position to perform the AP joint mobilizations but will not actually perform them. The sham treatment will be performed 3 times and each will last a period of 60 seconds with a one minute rest in between.

no intervention: Control Group

This group will be individuals who suffer from the same injury but will be instructed to stretch at home 5 days a week for 2 weeks.

experimental: Grade IV AP joint mobilization plus standard treatment

This group will receive 3 60-second treatments of Grade IV AP joint mobilizations of the talus during each treatment session, with a one minute rest in between each treatment.

Interventions

Sham ("laying of hands") intervention

The clinician will place his/her hands in a position to perform the AP joint mobilizations but will not actually perform them. The sham treatment will be performed 3 times and each will last a period of 60 seconds with a one minute rest in between.

Grade IV AP joint mobilizations

3 60-second treatments of Grade IV AP joint mobilizations of the talus during each treatment session, with a one minute rest in between each treatment.

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in dorsiflexion range of motion [ Time Frame: Baseline and 4 weeks ]
  • Change in posterior talar glide [ Time Frame: Baseline and 4 weeks ]
  • Change in posterior talar translation [ Time Frame: Baseline and 4 weeks ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Nicole Cosby

951-515-3054nlb4v@virginia.edu

Jay Hertel, PhD

434-243-8673jayhertel@virginia.edu

Locations

University of Virginia

Recruiting

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22908

Contacts

Jay Hertel, PhD

434-243-8673jayhertel@aol.com

Nicole Cosby

951-515-3054nlb4v@virginia.edu

Principal Investigator:

Jay Hertel, MD

More Information

Sponsor

University of Virginia

Last update posted

May 30, 2011

Last verified

May, 2011

Keywords

  • Ankle Sprain
  • Joint Mobilization
  • Manual Therapy
  • Range of Motion

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Virginia on 2011-05-30.