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NCT Number: NCT03743857

Effects of Improvement of the Ankle Joint Range on Balance in the Elderly.

The effects of aging on the ankle joint will contribute negatively to balance in the elderly. Manual therapy is a technique that is usually used to treat ankle arthrokinematics, although there is little literature on this population. This study seeks to investigate the effects that a mobilization on the ankle will produce in order to improve its joint range and if the balance of the older adult improves after the intervention.

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Key information

Conditions

Aging Problems

Age range

60 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Universidad de Valencia

Valencia, 46010, Spain

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 60 years or more

Exclusion criteria

  • Do not sign the consent
  • No acute pathology (3 months)
  • Vestibular pathology
  • CNS disease

Treatment and study plan

Manual Therapy

Procedure

AP ankle mobilization

Primary outcomes

  1. Test Up and Go

    Time frame: Change from baseline to day 21

    It is a test in which the functional mobility of the participant is measured.

  2. One Leg Balance Test

    Time frame: Change from baseline to day 21

    The time that the participant can be with monopodal support is measured

  3. Functional Reach Test

    Time frame: Change from baseline to day 21

    It measures the ability to move the center of gravity forward without losing balance.

  4. Analysis of Center of Pressure

    Time frame: Change from baseline to day 21

    Measurement of the displacement of the center of pressures using a Pressure Platform.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Active ankle range of movement

    Time frame: Change from baseline to day 21

    Measurement of the total active joint range of the ankle in discharge with a goniometer.

  2. Weight Bearing Dorsiflexion Lunge Test

    Time frame: Change from baseline to day 21

    Measurement of dorsiflexion of the ankle under load with an inclinometer.

  3. Falls Efficacy Scale

    Time frame: Change from baseline to day 21

    Scale that measures the worry of suffering a fall.

  4. Assessment of ankle plantar flexion muscle strength

    Time frame: Change from baseline to day 21

    Measurement of the strength of the plantar flexion of the ankle with a dynamometer.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Valencia

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effects of Improvement of the Ankle Joint Range on Balance in the Elderly: Randomized Controlled Trial

Acronym: ANKLE_ROM

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2019
First posted
Nov 16, 2018
Registry last updated
Jan 29, 2019

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