Dose-response of Posterior Talus Mobilizations on Ankle Range of Motion and Overall Mobility in Older Adults
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Aging Problems
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
- Enrollment
- 42
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Treatment dose
- Status
- Terminated
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Ankle mobility limitations are common in older adults. A possible treatment to restore joint mobility is manual therapy based on mobilization techniques, in this case, applied on the ankle joint. Previous research had proposed different treatment volumes (one to twelve sessions), but shown a different and non-consistent degree of effectiveness according to such factor. Therefore, this work aims to determine the dose-response relationship of manual therapy (talus mobilizations) on ankle range of motion in the older adult. Secondarily, this research will appraise whether a likely improvement in ankle mobility may have an impact on the overall mobility (i.e. gait, get up from a chair).
Investigators
David Hernández
PT, PhD
University of Valencia
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Community-dwelling older adults
- •Over 60 years
- •Limited ankle dorsiflexion range of motion
Exclusion Criteria
- •Not willing to participate or signing a consent form
- •Lower limb injury in the three months prior to the study (ex. sprain)
- •Diagnosed condition that may influence mobility assessments (i.e. stroke)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Treatment dose
Time Frame: Change from baseline to end of intervention (2 weeks)
Number of sessions of experimental intervention needed to induce a clinically important gain in ankle mobility after the intervention. A baseline progression over 4.6º in the Lunge test will be considered clinically important (Powden, 2015), so that the number of sessions will be established when this threshold is exceeded (see secondary outcome) .
Secondary Outcomes
- Active ankle range of motion(Change from baseline, to end of intervention (2 weeks) and follow-up (10 weeks))
- The Lunge test(Change from baseline, to end of intervention (2 weeks) and follow-up (10 weeks))
- Timed up and go test (TUG)(Change from baseline, to end of intervention (2 weeks) and follow-up (10 weeks))