Manual Therapy After Ankle/Hindfoot Fractures

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Ankle Fracture, Calcaneus Fracture, Talus Fracture, Pilon Fracture

In brief

The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to assess if manual therapy improves mobility, gait, and balance more than a control group for patients who have undergone open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) after an ankle/hindfoot fracture.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02609347

Run by

Intermountain Health Care, Inc.

People needed

72

Starts

2015-11-01

Expected to finish

2019-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-03-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18-70 years
• Stiffness > 5.0 cm side to side difference as measured by the ankle lunge test
• Surgical management of ankle or hindfoot fracture
• Full weight-bearing (WB)
• Able to read and speak sufficient English to complete outcome tools

You may not qualify if…

• Any prior foot/ankle surgery, deformity, or injury on the unaffected side which would affect gait, WB dorsiflexion or balance
• Unable to attend follow-up visits
• Any cognitive impairments which would prevents patients from being able to complete or understand questionnaires
• Have received any previous manual therapy for their current ankle and/or hindfoot fracture
• Have a known non/malunion
• Have additional fractures of the spine, hip, or knee that would likely affect their weight bearing or gait
• Have avascular necrosis as demonstrated on radiographs
• Syndesmotic screw intact
• Open reduction internal fixation >12 months previously

Where it is running

• Intermountain Healthcare — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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