Impact of Physiotherapy Intervention for Children With Ankle Sprains

Exploring the Impact of a Physiotherapy Intervention on the Risk of Re-injury and Recovery in Children and Adolescents With Acute Ankle Sprains: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01405274

Enrollment

170

Registered

2011-07-29

Start date

2011-07-31

Completion date

2018-06-01

Last updated

2019-04-04

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Conditions

Physical Therapy

Brief summary

This study will investigate whether adding a physiotherapy intervention to standard Emergency Department care will lead to improved recovery following an ankle sprain in the pediatric and adolescent population as well as to a decrease recurrence of injuries during the year following the initial ankle sprain. Children will be allocated to standard care or to the added intervention group. The study hypothesis is that recovery will be better while recurrence of injury will be less in those receiving the added physiotherapy intervention.

Interventions

OTHERPhysiotherapy

Physiotherapy treatment bi-weekly, delivered at the child's home

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

7 Years to 18 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* age 7 to 18 * confirmed diagnosis of ankle sprain * Ability to Speak French or English

Exclusion criteria

* immobilization at the time of ED discharge

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
recurrence of ankle sprain	12 months

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026