Effect of Knee Mobilisation on Joint Position Sense and Tissues

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Manual Therapy; Knee
• Interventions: Other: Continuous traction; Other: Pulse traction; Other: Sham therapy

• Registration Number: NCT06540404
• Lead Sponsor: The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of traction mobilizations on position sense in the knee joint and on the biomechanical properties of the knee joint tissues.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-07-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-08-01
• Study First Posted: 2024-08-06
• Study Start: 2024-09-08
• Status Verified: 2025-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-02-20
• Last Update Posted: 2025-02-21
• Primary Completion: 2025-12
• Study Completion: 2025-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 126

Inclusion Criteria

• no lower extremity injuries within the past year,
• no pain within the past seven days and on the day of the study,
• feeling well on the day of the study,
• no intense physical exertion on the day of the study,
• no occurrence of delayed muscle pain on the day of the study and up to three days back.

Exclusion Criteria

• chronic diseases affecting motor skills,
• lower extremity injuries occurring within a year and treated with a physiotherapist or physician,
• complaints of pain or malaise on the day of the study,
• knee pain within the last 7 days,
• the occurrence of delayed muscle pain up to three days back,
• participation in intense physical exertion on the day of the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Continuous traction group	Continuous traction	Participants assigned to this group underwent continuous traction of the knee joint in the third degree according to the Kaltenborn concept.
Pulse traction group	Pulse traction	Participants assigned to this group underwent second degree impulse traction of the knee joint according to the Kaltenborn concept.
Sham therapy group	Sham therapy	The therapist did not use traction force, the knee joint was kept in a flexed position of 40 degrees.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Joint position sense	Before intervention and immediately after intervention	A passive-active test will be used to assess the joint position sense. The parameters will be measured angular position (degree of flexion) of the knee joint in the position passively set by the researcher and in the position actively recreated by the participant in both knee joints.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Biomechanical properties of knee joint tissues: Frequency	Before intervention and immediately after intervention	The values of knee joint tissue parameters will be assessed by using MyotonPro
Biomechanical properties of knee joint tissues: Decrement	Before intervention and immediately after intervention	The values of knee joint tissue parameters will be assessed by using MyotonPro
Biomechanical properties of knee joint tissues: Creep	Before intervention and immediately after intervention	The values of knee joint tissue parameters will be assessed by using MyotonPro
Biomechanical properties of knee joint tissues: Stiffness	Before intervention and immediately after intervention	The values of knee joint tissue parameters will be assessed by using MyotonPro
Biomechanical properties of knee joint tissues: Relaxation	Before intervention and immediately after intervention	The values of knee joint tissue parameters will be assessed by using MyotonPro

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Motion Analysis Laboratory, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education; 🇵🇱 Katowice, Poland