Clinical trial of joint mobilisation after ankle fracture

Completed

• Conditions: Ankle fracture; Injuries and Accidents - Fractures; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12605000143628
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Anne Moseley

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2005-08-15
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

Ankle fracture treated with cast immobilisation +/- surgerycast removed in the preceding 7 days, approval to partial weight-bear or weight-bear as tolerated referral for outpatient physiotherapy, >2/10 ankle pain when 50% of body weight is on the affected legfull skeletal growth, no concurrent and significant injury or illness, available for 6 months.

Exclusion Criteria

No exclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ower Extremity Functional Scale[Follow-up at 4, 12 & 24 weeks];Assessment of Quality of Life[Follow-up at 4, 12 & 24 weeks]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Return to work and leisure/sport/recreation activities[Follow-up at 4, 12 & 24 weeks];Pain (VAS) on equal weight-bearing and stairs[Follow-up at 4, 12 & 24 weeks];Walking speed and step length asymmetry[Follow-up at 4, 12 & 24 weeks];Stair climbing rate[Follow-up at 4, 12 & 24 weeks];Ankle dorsiflexion range of motion[Follow-up at 4, 12 & 24 weeks];Global perceived effect of treatment scale[Follow-up at 4, 12 & 24 weeks];Satisfaction with physiotherapy treatment[Follow-up at 4, 12 & 24 weeks];Number of days to pain-free walking[Follow-up at 4, 12 & 24 weeks]