Dose-response of Talus Mobilizations (ANKLE_ROM)

University of Valencia

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Aging Problems

Treatments: Procedure: Posteriorization of the talus

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04360512

DHG05

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. 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).

Enrollment: 42 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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42 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