A Comparison of Early Mobilization Versus Traditional Treatment for Acute Ankle Sprains.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Ankle Sprain
• Interventions: Other: Jump Stretch

• Registration Number: NCT01134653
• Lead Sponsor: Nationwide Children's Hospital

Brief Summary

Acute ankle sprain is one of the most common musculoskeletal injuries, accounting for an estimated 2 million injuries per year and 20% of all sports injuries in the United States. Ankle sprains can lead to prolonged periods of pain, difficulty with mobility, and lost work or play time. Current best practice guidelines for treatment of an acute ankle sprain are protection, rest, ice, compression and elevation (PRICE). However recent systematic reviews for ankle sprains call into question this treatment. Two critical components; immobilization and ice, have little or no evidence of efficacy for ankle sprain. Interestingly, mobilization appears to be more effective at reducing the pain, swelling and stiffness of musculoskeletal injuries including ankle sprains. Historically the limitation to early mobilization has been pain. Recently developed stretch bands have been introduced to the therapy market as a tool that allows pain-free active and resisted ankle movement after acute ankle sprain.

The investigators propose a double blind randomized controlled study to compare 2 ankle sprain treatments on their ability to speed recovery and reduce morbidities such as pain, swelling and weakness.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-01
• Study First Submitted: 2010-05-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-06-01
• Study First Posted: 2010-06-02
• Primary Completion: 2014-06
• Study Completion: 2015-02
• Status Verified: 2025-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-02-10
• Last Update Posted: 2025-02-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 42

Inclusion Criteria

• 3 day post injury

Exclusion Criteria

• fracture
• chronic sprain

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Jump stretch	Jump Stretch	Distraction with early mobilization
RICE	Jump Stretch	Subject receive standard ankle sprain treatment of Rest Ice compression and elevation for one week. This is followed by traditional strength and range of motion therapy. The subject does not receive distraction treatments.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
days until return to activities	discharge	days until return to activities

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
VAS scale	1 week	scale to measure pain 1 week post enrollment
strength	1 week	change in strength
Figure of Eight Measurement	1 week	change in size of ankle in figure 8 measurement to swelling

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Nationwide Children's Hospital; 🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio, United States