Exercise or advice after ankle fracture

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Ankle fracture; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12610000979055
• Lead Sponsor: The George Institute for Global Health

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-11-12
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 342

Inclusion Criteria

1. ankle fracture treated with immobilisation (with or without surgical fixation)
2. immobilisation removed on the day of recruitment
3. approval received from orthopaedic specialist to weight-bear as tolerated or partial weight-bear
4. reduced ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (at least 30 mm less motion compared to the non-fractured leg using the weight-bearing lunge method)
5. experiences at least 2 out of 10 pain in the ankle when up to 50% of body weight is borne through the affected leg
6. completed skeletal growth (i.e. no evidence of epiphyseal cartilage in the tibia in x-rays taken for fracture management)
7. no concurrent pathologies (e.g. symptomatic osteoarthritis, stroke, other fractures) which affect the ability to perform everyday tasks or the measurement procedures used in this study, and
8. provides informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

in addition to criteria stated under key inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified