Ankle Injuries
Conditions
Interventions
This is a two-arms randomized controlled trial, double-blind, in which the participants will be randomized into two groups in a hidden manner, previously carried out by a researcher not involved in th
for the experimental group, at least 40 participants will undergo a physical exercise program carried out in person, three times a week in a total of 14 sessions lasting approximately one hour each
the therapeutic exercise program consists of exercises focusing on lower limb mobility, sensorimotor control of the ankle region, postural control, muscle strength and flexibility, with each of these
for the control group, at least 40 participants will receive an educational session in person, in which information regarding general care will be passed on in cases where the patient notices an incre
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Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Eligibility
Age
15 Years to 45 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants must be in a subacute phase of the ankle sprain (between one and eight weeks after the sprain event); of both sexes; and aged between 15 and 45 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: People with fractures in the ankle or foot region diagnosed after the sprain; treatments with a plaster splint that cannot be removed; the report of any neurological, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, pulmonary or metabolic condition that may interfere with or contraindicate research procedures
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find an increase in the level of functionality, verified through the FAAM questionnaire (Foot and Ankle Ability Measure), which indicates the degree of functionality in percentage, the higher the percentage, the better the functionality related to the ankle, based on the observation of a significant difference in the comparison between groups in the post-intervention period;It is expected to find a reduction in the level of pain, verified through the numerical rating scale in which the participants must indicate their level of pain between 0 and 10 with the extremes indicating “no pain” and “worst possible pain”, the from the observation of a significant difference in the comparison between the groups in the post-intervention period | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find a reduction in ankle edema, verified by perimetry in “8” using a measuring tape positioned around the ankle, from the finding of a significant difference in the comparison between the groups in the post-intervention period;It is expected to find an increase in the dorsiflexion range of motion, verified through the "lunge test" that evaluates the dorsiflexion in the maximum position and with an inclinometer positioned on the tibia, the dorsiflexion ROM is measured through the angle between the tibial and vertical axis, based on the finding of a significant difference in the comparison between the groups in the post-intervention period;It is expected to find an increase in the range of motion of plantar flexion, verified through the test in the "hook-lying" position that evaluates the plantar flexion in the maximum position and with an inclinometer positioned on the tibia, the ROM of plantar flexion is measured through the angle between the tibial and vertical axis, based on the finding of a significant difference in the comparison between the groups in the post-intervention period;It is expected to find an increase in isometric strength in the plantar flexor, dorsal flexor, invertor and evertor muscles of the ankle, verified through dynamometry using a hand-held dynamometer, based on the finding of a significant difference in the comparison between the groups in the post-intervention period;It is expected to find an improvement in the patient's general condition, verified through patients' self-reports, based on the finding of a significant difference in the comparison between the groups in different intervention periods | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactGuilherme Nunes
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Outcome results
None listed