Effect of Manipulation of the Ankle Joint on Gait

Gait Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effect of Manipulation of the Tibiotalar Joint on Gait

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01787721
• Other study ID #: UB-SMP-001
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• First received: November 5, 2012
• Last updated: December 22, 2014
• Start date: February 2013
• Est. completion date: December 2014

Study information

• Verified date: December 2014
• Source: University of Bridgeport
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if manipulation of the ankle improves some measurable characteristics of how a person walks. The investigators hypothesize that the ankle will be able to bend better after manipulation and thus improve walking speed and reduce differences between the two limbs.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 2
• Est. completion date: December 2014
• Est. primary completion date: December 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Students will be screened for eligibility by testing their ability to perform a squat.

Exclusion Criteria:

• a recent (within one month) ankle sprain

• evidence of ankle instability

• cardiac condition

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Gait

Intervention

Procedure:
• Ankle manipulation

Other:
• Sham manipulation

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Bridgeport College of Chiropractic Human Performance Laboratory	Bridgeport	Connecticut

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Bridgeport

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in self-selected walking speed	Subjects will pick the speed they want to walk on the treadmill but will be blinded to their choice. The actual speed chosen will be recorded.	Day 1 and 6 weeks	No
Secondary	Change in side-to-side difference in stance phase	Measurement of the change in the difference in single stance phase between the left foot and right foot.	Day 1 and 6 weeks	No
Secondary	Change in difference in step length from side-to-side	Measurement of the change in the difference in step length between the left foot and right foot	Day 1 and 6 weeks	No