The Effect of Manual Lymphatic Drainage on Acute and Post-acute Ankle Sprain in Athletes

Ankle Sprains Clinical Trial

Official title:

THE EFFECT OF MANUAL LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE ON ACUTE AND POST-ACUTE ANKLE SPRAIN IN ATHLETES

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06168240
• Other study ID #: 012/003909
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 2024
• Est. completion date: May 2024

Study information

• Verified date: February 2024
• Source: Cairo University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Manual lymphatic drainage techniques (MLDTs) are special techniques in manual therapy used in rehabilitation for treatment of physical dysfunctions and pathologies. Such practices could be done by medical team or clinicians. Theories on MLDTs address functions like stimulating the lymphatic system by increasing lymph circulation, facilitating the removal of waste products from body tissues, reducing edema, and decreasing the responses of sympathetic nervous system while increasing the parasympathetic nervous tone leading to a relaxed body state.

Description:

This study will examine the effect of manual lymphatic drainage on pain intensity, ankle swelling, range of motion, static and dynamic functional stability in acute and post-acute ankle sprain in athletes.

Edema treatment includes a variety of techniques; elevation, compression, electrical stimulation, ultrasound, and massage are a few of them. Profound clinical check is required to determine the kind of edema management. However, the effect of these techniques on the lymphatic system and the edema itself is questionable. Manual Lymphatic Drainage mechanism, although still under investigation, is also a valid treatment management that does not cause inflammation, reduces the absorption of waste products and excess fluid and still urges the lymphatic system to work better.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 80
• Est. completion date: May 2024
• Est. primary completion date: May 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 30 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. . Basketball Athletes patients diagnosed as acute and post-acute ankle sprain. 2. Patients within 18 and 30 years old. 3. Patients with grade I, II ankle inversion sprain. 4. All participants complains of pain and moderate swelling in the ankle.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Previous ankle surgery.

2. Serious pathology.

3. History of fractures in the ankle joint.

4. Vascular disorders.

5. Grade III ankle sprain.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Ankle Injuries
• Ankle Sprains
• Sprains and Strains

Intervention

Other:
• Manual lymphatic drainage. will be applied three days per week for four weeks.
Training will applied 3 days a week, for a total of 4 weeks.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Sylvia Maher Mohsen Farid Hanna

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	static balance	Flamingo Balance Test to assess static balance	starting and after 4 weeks
Primary	dynamic postural balance	Star Excursion Balance Test to assess dynamic postural balance	starting and after 4 weeks
Secondary	Pain intensity	Numeric Pain Rating Scale to assess pain intensity with zero score represents no pain (the better) and ten score represents maximum pain (the worest).	starting and after 4 weeks
Secondary	swelling	Figure of Eight with tape measurement by tape measurement to assess swelling in centimeter	starting and after 4 weeks
Secondary	range of motion	Goniometer to assess range of motion	starting and after 4 weeks