Therapeutic Low Laser Therapy and Kinesio Taping for Lateral Ankle Sprain

University of Lahore

Status: Completed

Conditions: Lateral Ankle Sprain; Ankle Sprain 2Nd Degree; Ankle Sprain 1St Degree

Treatments: Other: Using Low-Level Laser Therapy; Other: Combined: Low Laser Therapy with Kinesio Taping

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07235943

UOL/IREB/25/09/0059

Details and patient eligibility

About

HYPOTHESIS

Null Hypothesis (H0):

There is no significant effect of therapeutic low laser therapy and kinesio taping in patients with grade 1 & 2 lateral ankle sprain.

Alternative Hypothesis (HA):

There is a significant effect of therapeutic low laser therapy and kinesio taping in patients with grade 1 & 2 lateral ankle sprain.

Enrollment: 62 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Participants are of both genders
• Patients age will be from 20-40 years
• Sub-acute ankle sprains (<2 weeks post-injury)
• Grade 1& 2 lateral ankle sprains
• A clinical diagnosis of at least one prior severe ankle sprain is required
• Sensations of the ankle joint that it may "give way", recurrent sprain, or "looseness"
• A score of Identification of Functional Ankle Instability of at least 11 (if both sides are equal, the lower functional side will be chosen)
• Not allergic to KT

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with a history of prior injury to the back, hip, knee, or severe injury to the ankle in the last two years
• Systemic diseases like Rheumatoid arthritis, Diabetics, Neuropathies
• Ankle fracture, subluxation, dislocation
• The patient has received an intra-articular steroid injection in any recent operation of either of the two lower limbs.
• Psychological disorders
• Any spinal surgery

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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62 participants in 2 patient groups

Group A

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Combined: Low Laser Therapy with Kinesio Taping

Group B

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Using Low-Level Laser Therapy