Dose-response of Anteroposterior Mobilizations in Weight Bearing Talus Dorsiflexion (ANKLE_WBROM)

University of Valencia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Aging Problems

Treatments: Procedure: Posteriorization of the talus.

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04563663

KTV01

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 62 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Community-dwelling older adults.
• Limited ankle mobility (< 35 degrees).
• Over 60 years.

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)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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62 participants in 4 patient groups

One session

Experimental group

Description:

One session of talus posteriorization.

Treatment:

Procedure: Posteriorization of the talus.

Two sessions

Experimental group

Description:

Two sessions of talus posteriorization.

Treatment:

Procedure: Posteriorization of the talus.

Three sessions

Experimental group

Description:

Three sessions of talus posteriorization.

Treatment:

Procedure: Posteriorization of the talus.

Four sessions

Experimental group

Description:

Four sessions of talus posteriorization.

Treatment:

Procedure: Posteriorization of the talus.