Impact of Physiotherapy Intervention for Children With Ankle Sprains

McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre170 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

170

Conditions

Physical Therapy

Interventions

Physiotherapy

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

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 7 YearsMax age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

MUHC-Montreal Children's Hospital

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

recurrence of ankle sprain

Time frame: 12 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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