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Not yet recruitingNCT06653491Updated Oct 22, 2024

Immediate Effects of the HVLA Talocrural Distraction Technique in Soccer Players

An interventional study of high-speed, low-amplitude talocrural decompression technique and changes at the level of mobility and plantar pressure and simulated ankle technique in Ankle Injury and Plantar Pressure, sponsored by Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Not yet recruiting. Open to male participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-10-22.

Sponsored by Universidad Complutense de Madrid · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Jan 2025, 1 year 8 months ago, but the record still lists the study as not yet recruiting.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Male
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Study summary

This clinical trial aims to evaluate the effect of a high-speed, low-amplitude physiotherapy technique at the ankle level, when performed on amateur soccer players.

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In this randomized, single-blind, cross-sectional and prospective clinical trial, the effect on ankle mobility and changes in plantar pressure centers obtained after performing a high-velocity, low-amplitude physiotherapy technique in amateur soccers will be assessed.

Two intervention groups are used; in one of them this treatment will be applied in a real way, and in the other one a simulation will be carried out.

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Conditions studied

  • Ankle Injury
  • Plantar Pressure

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Keywords

  • ankle
  • manual therapy
  • plantar pressure center
  • mobility
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In context

Ankle Injuries

352 studies on the registry are indexed under Ankle Injuries; 72 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 40 is below the median of 56 across 273 interventional studies indexed under Ankle Injuries.

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Lead sponsor

Universidad Complutense de Madrid is the lead sponsor of 200 studies on the registry; 60 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Men over 18 years old
  • Men that played or have played soccer as an amateur or professional on a regular basis
  • No previous musculoskeletal history that would contraindicate HLVA techniques (recent fractures, osteosynthesis material placed in the joint, infections...)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects under 18 years old
  • Subjects who have suffered musculoskeletal pathology in the lower limb that contraindicates manipulation or who have a medical diagnosis of chronic ankle instability
  • Subjects who suffer neurological or cognitive alterations that prevent the understanding of questionnaires or physical tests; and those who have not signed the informed consent documents
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
40 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Experimental

    high-speed, low-amplitude talocrural decompression technique and changes at the level of mobility and plantar pressure

    Other: high-speed, low-amplitude talocrural decompression technique and changes at the level of mobility and plantar pressure

  • Active comparator
    Active Comparator

    simulated ankle technique and changes at the level of mobility and plantar pressure

    Other: simulated ankle technique

Interventions

  • Otherhigh-speed, low-amplitude talocrural decompression technique and changes at the level of mobility and plantar pressure

    high-speed, low-amplitude talocrural decompression technique and changes at the level of mobility and plantar pressure in a supine position

  • Othersimulated ankle technique

    simulated ankle technique in a supine position

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Ankle range of motion

    ankle dorsiflexion mobility with a manual dorsiflexion mobility test

    Time frame: one day

  2. plantar pressure centers

    plantar pressure centers using stabilometric platform

    Time frame: one day

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Publications

  • Kamali F, Sinaei E, Bahadorian S. The immediate effect of talocrural joint manipulation on functional performance of 15-40 years old athletes with chronic ankle instability: A double-blind randomized clinical trial. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2017 Oct;21(4):830-834. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2017.01.010. Epub 2017 Jan 25. PubMed 29037635 ↗
  • Manoel LS, Xixirry MG, Soeira TP, Saad MC, Riberto M. Identification of Ankle Injury Risk Factors in Professional Soccer Players Through a Preseason Functional Assessment. Orthop J Sports Med. 2020 Jun 24;8(6):2325967120928434. doi: 10.1177/2325967120928434. eCollection 2020 Jun. PubMed 32637431 ↗
  • Knuckles AM, Torp DM, Hubbard-Turner T, Donovan L, Thomas AC. Multi-axis destabilisation device influences plantar pressure distribution in adults with chronic ankle instability. Sports Biomech. 2022 Apr;21(4):501-516. doi: 10.1080/14763141.2021.1896773. Epub 2021 Mar 28. PubMed 33779500 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 22, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06653491
Lead sponsor
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Responsible party
Isidro Fernández López (Professor of Department of Radiology, Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, Universidad Complutense de Madrid) — Principal investigator
First posted
Oct 22, 2024
Start date
Dec 1, 2024 (estimated)
Primary completion
Jan 11, 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Feb 1, 2025 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 22, 2024

Study contacts

Isidro Fernández-López, PT PhD
Contact
isidrofe@ucm.es
+34 625598970

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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