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Clinical trial of joint mobilisation after ankle fracture

The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of joint mobilisation after cast immobilisation for ankle fracture

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ANZCTR
Registry ID
ACTRN12605000143628
Enrollment
90
Registered
2005-08-15
Start date
2004-11-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-01-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Experimental intervention: 4 weeks of twice weekly physiotherapy passive joint mobilisation + home exercise program

Sponsors

Dr Anne Moseley
Lead SponsorIndividual

Study design

Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
0 to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Ankle fracture treated with cast immobilisation +/- surgerycast removed in the preceding 7 days, approval to partial weight-bear or weight-bear as tolerated referral for outpatient physiotherapy, >2/10 ankle pain when 50% of body weight is on the affected legfull skeletal growth, no concurrent and significant injury or illness, available for 6 months.

Exclusion criteria

No exclusion criteria

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ANZCTR · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026