NCT00797368

Manual Therapy and Exercise Versus Home Exercises in the Management of Patients Status Post Ankle Sprain

Manual Therapy and Exercise Versus Home Exercises in the Management of Patients Status Post Ankle Sprain: A Multi-Center Randomized Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 74 (actual)
• Sponsor: Franklin Pierce University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 16 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A recent study has demonstrated that a physical therapist directed exercise program did not result in greater reductions in disability and pain when compared to a home exercise program. However, no manual therapy procedures were incorporated into the physical therapy treatment program despite recent evidence suggesting that thrust and non-thrust manual therapy techniques may be beneficial in reducing disability, pain and improving gait. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of a physical therapy management approach consisting of manual therapy and exercise to a home program of exercise only. The investigators hypothesize that the group receiving manual therapy and exercise will have better outcomes.

Conditions

• Ankle Sprain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Manual Therapy and Exercise	Manual Therapy and Exercise
OTHER	Home exercises	Home exercises

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-11-01
• Primary completion: 2012-06-01
• Completion: 2012-06-01
• First posted: 2008-11-25
• Last updated: 2013-07-09

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: United States