Effect of Knee Mobilisation on Joint Position Sense and Tissues

February 20, 2025 updated by: Polaczek Agnieszka, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice

Effects of Traction Mobilization Techniques on Knee Joint Position Sense and Biomechanical Properties of Knee Joint Tissues

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of traction mobilizations on position sense in the knee joint and on the biomechanical properties of the knee joint tissues.

Study Overview

Status

Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

126

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Poland
      • Katowice, Poland
        • Motion Analysis Laboratory, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • no lower extremity injuries within the past year,
  • no pain within the past seven days and on the day of the study,
  • feeling well on the day of the study,
  • no intense physical exertion on the day of the study,
  • no occurrence of delayed muscle pain on the day of the study and up to three days back.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • chronic diseases affecting motor skills,
  • lower extremity injuries occurring within a year and treated with a physiotherapist or physician,
  • complaints of pain or malaise on the day of the study,
  • knee pain within the last 7 days,
  • the occurrence of delayed muscle pain up to three days back,
  • participation in intense physical exertion on the day of the study.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Basic Science
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control group
Participants in this group did not undergo any therapy.
Experimental: Pulse traction group
Participants assigned to this group underwent second degree impulse traction of the knee joint according to the Kaltenborn concept.
Other: Pulse traction
The subjects underwent impulse traction of the knee joint in the second degree according to the Kaltenborn concept.
Experimental: Continuous traction group
Participants assigned to this group underwent continuous traction of the knee joint in the third degree according to the Kaltenborn concept.
Other: Continuous traction
The subjects underwent continuous traction of the knee joint in the third degree according to the Kaltenborn concept.
Sham Comparator: Sham therapy group
The therapist did not use traction force, the knee joint was kept in a flexed position of 40 degrees.
Other: Sham therapy
The therapist did not use traction force, the knee joint was kept in a flexed position of 40 degrees.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Joint position sense
Time Frame: Before intervention and immediately after intervention
A passive-active test will be used to assess the joint position sense. The parameters will be measured angular position (degree of flexion) of the knee joint in the position passively set by the researcher and in the position actively recreated by the participant in both knee joints.
Before intervention and immediately after intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Biomechanical properties of knee joint tissues: Frequency
Time Frame: Before intervention and immediately after intervention
The values of knee joint tissue parameters will be assessed by using MyotonPro
Before intervention and immediately after intervention
Biomechanical properties of knee joint tissues: Stiffness
Time Frame: Before intervention and immediately after intervention
The values of knee joint tissue parameters will be assessed by using MyotonPro
Before intervention and immediately after intervention
Biomechanical properties of knee joint tissues: Relaxation
Time Frame: Before intervention and immediately after intervention
The values of knee joint tissue parameters will be assessed by using MyotonPro
Before intervention and immediately after intervention
Biomechanical properties of knee joint tissues: Decrement
Time Frame: Before intervention and immediately after intervention
The values of knee joint tissue parameters will be assessed by using MyotonPro
Before intervention and immediately after intervention
Biomechanical properties of knee joint tissues: Creep
Time Frame: Before intervention and immediately after intervention
The values of knee joint tissue parameters will be assessed by using MyotonPro
Before intervention and immediately after intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Agnieszka Polaczek, MSc, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, Katowice, Poland

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 8, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 27, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 1, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

August 6, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 20, 2025

Last Verified

February 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 3/01/2024

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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