Ankle SprainTECARNCT06934629
Efficacy of Tecar Device With Exercises in Ankle Sprain
A study testing TECAR therapy and therapeutic exercises in people with Ankle Sprain and TECAR Therapy, run by Cairo University at 1 site in Egypt.
Trial summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of applying TECAR therapy during active therapeutic exercises on pain, ankle dynamic balance, proprioception, and daily function in patients with acute ankle sprain. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 20 to 40 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Ankle Sprain, TECAR Therapy, TECAR Therapy Efficacy in the Treatment of Ankle Sprain
- What is being tested?
- TECAR therapy and therapeutic exercises
- Type of treatment
- Medical device
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 42 participants
- Where
- 1 siteEgypt
- Study dates
- 15 Dec 2024to 30 Jul 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 20 to 40 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Gender will be male and female.
- Age from 20-40 years old.
- Grade | and || lateral ankle sprain.
- Patients who will be diagnosed and referred by orthopedic surgeon.
- acute stage of lateral ankle sprain.
- BMI ≤ 30.
- Positive confirming tests.
Who cannot join
- Ankle fractures such as talus bone fracture, tibia fracture, ankle dislocation.
- Unwilling to continue treatment.
- Contraindications to use TECAR therapy, such as pregnancy, the presence of malignant tissue, tumors, in the ankle, and electrical devices implanted in the body.
- Grade ||| ankle sprain.
- Systematic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.
- Recently received intra-steroid injection
- Pain exacerbation during the intervention.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Effect of Tecar Therapy During Active Exercises on Dynamic Balance in Acute Ankle Sprain
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of applying TECAR therapy during active therapeutic exercises on pain, ankle dynamic balance, proprioception, and daily function in patients with acute ankle sprain.
the main questions it aims to answer are:
Read more
- Does there is a significant effect of applying TECAR therapy during active exercise after acute lateral ankle sprain on Pain?
- Does there is a significant effect of applying TECAR therapy during active exercise after acute lateral ankle sprain on balance?
- Does there is a significant effect of applying TECAR therapy during active exercise after acute lateral ankle sprain on proprioception?
- Does there is a significant effect of applying TECAR therapy during active exercise after acute lateral ankle sprain on daily function? The patients will be randomly divided into two groups. The control group (A) will receive the conventional therapy which is ankle and subtalar ROM in a pain-free range, calf muscle stretch, ankle strengthening exercises against resistance bands in all directions, weight-bearing exercise, forward lunges, bilateral and unilateral squats, bilateral and unilateral heel raises against bodyweight resistance, and balance training. The experiment group (B) will receive conventional therapy with TECAR therapy application during active therapeutic exercises.
Treatment will be for 4 weeks with 2 sessions per week. TECAR application will be 20 mins per session (10 mins capacitive and 10 mins resistive).
To the best of the researchers' knowledge, no study has proved the effects of applying TECAR therapy during active therapeutic exercises after an acute lateral ankle sprain has yet been done. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to prove if there an effect of applying TECAR therapy during active therapeutic exercises included in the conventional physiotherapy (PRICE with therapeutic exercises) and conventional physiotherapy alone on pain, ankle dynamic balance, proprioception, and daily function in subjects with an acute lateral ankle sprain.
- Conditions
- Ankle Sprain, TECAR Therapy, TECAR Therapy Efficacy in the Treatment of Ankle Sprain, Ankle Dynamic Balance, Ankle Pain, Ankle Proprioception
- Being tested
- TECAR therapy, therapeutic exercises
- Keywords
- Ankle pain, ankle dynamic balance, Ankle proprioception, Ankle daily function, TECARtherapy
- Medical subject headings
- Ankle Injuries
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
TECAR therapyDevice
TECAR application will be 20 mins per session (10 mins capacitive and 10 mins resistive) during ankle and subtalar ROM in a pain-free range, calf muscle stretch, ankle strengthening exercises against resistance bands in all directions, weight-bearing exercise, forward lunges, bilateral and unilateral squats, bilateral and unilateral heel raises against bodyweight resistance, and balance training.
therapeutic exercisesOther
the conventional therapy which is ankle and subtalar ROM in a pain-free range, calf muscle stretch, ankle strengthening exercises against resistance bands in all directions, weight-bearing exercise, forward lunges, bilateral and unilateral squats, bilateral and unilateral heel raises against bodyweight resistance, and balance training.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| TECAR therapy group | Experimental | traditional therapeutic exercises for ankle sprain and TECAR therapy application during exercises . Receives: Device: TECAR therapy |
| Conventional therapy group | Active comparator | traditional therapeutic exercises for ankle sprain Receives: Other: therapeutic exercises |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
1.ankle dynamic balance.
using Y-Balance Test (YBT)
Measured: from enrollment to the end of treatment at 4 weeks.
2.pain
using Numerical pain rating scale (NPRS)
Measured: from enrollment to the end of treatment at 4 weeks.
Secondary outcomes (2)
3. proprioception
using digital inclinometer
Measured: from enrollment to the end of treatment at 4 weeks.
4. Daily Function
Using FAAM questionnaire
Measured: from enrollment to the end of treatment at 4 weeks.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted18 Apr 2025
- Study start15 Dec 2024
- Primary completion30 May 2025
- Study completion30 Jul 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Ankle SprainStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Cairo UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Factorial
- Model description
- Treatment will be for 4 weeks with 2 sessions per week. TECAR application will be 20 mins per session (10 mins capacitive and 10 mins resistive) during ankle and subtalar ROM in a pain-free range, calf muscle stretch, ankle strengthening exercises against resistance bands in all directions, weight-bearing exercise, forward lunges, bilateral and unilateral squats, bilateral and unilateral heel raises against bodyweight resistance, and balance training.
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 42 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Cairo University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Asmaa Morsy Elsayed Ali Morsy, Cairo University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06934629
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- P.T.REC/012/005596
- Acronym
- TECAR
- Status last verified
- Apr 2026
- First submitted
- 2 Apr 2025
- Last updated
- 15 Apr 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 15 Apr 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effect of Tecar Therapy During Active Exercises on Dynamic Balance in Acute Ankle Sprain
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06934629
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- TECAR / P.T.REC/012/005596
- Conditions
- Ankle Sprain, TECAR Therapy, TECAR Therapy Efficacy in the Treatment of Ankle Sprain, Ankle Dynamic Balance, Ankle Pain, Ankle Proprioception
- Keywords
- Ankle pain, ankle dynamic balance, Ankle proprioception, Ankle daily function, TECARtherapy
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 42 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Cairo UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 15 Dec 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 May 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Jul 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 18 Apr 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of applying TECAR therapy during active therapeutic exercises on pain, ankle dynamic balance, proprioception, and daily function in patients with acute ankle sprain.
the main questions it aims to answer are:
- Does there is a significant effect of applying TECAR therapy during active exercise after acute lateral ankle sprain on Pain?
- Does there is a significant effect of applying TECAR therapy during active exercise after acute lateral ankle sprain on balance?
- Does there is a significant effect of applying TECAR therapy during active exercise after acute lateral ankle sprain on proprioception?
- Does there is a significant effect of applying TECAR therapy during active exercise after acute lateral ankle sprain on daily function? The patients will be randomly divided into two groups. The control group (A) will receive the conventional therapy which is ankle and subtalar ROM in a pain-free range, calf muscle stretch, ankle strengthening exercises against resistance bands in all directions, weight-bearing exercise, forward lunges, bilateral and unilateral squats, bilateral and unilateral heel raises against bodyweight resistance, and balance training. The experiment group (B) will receive conventional therapy with TECAR therapy application during active therapeutic exercises.
Treatment will be for 4 weeks with 2 sessions per week. TECAR application will be 20 mins per session (10 mins capacitive and 10 mins resistive).
To the best of the researchers' knowledge, no study has proved the effects of applying TECAR therapy during active therapeutic exercises after an acute lateral ankle sprain has yet been done. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to prove if there an effect of applying TECAR therapy during active therapeutic exercises included in the conventional physiotherapy (PRICE with therapeutic exercises) and conventional physiotherapy alone on pain, ankle dynamic balance, proprioception, and daily function in subjects with an acute lateral ankle sprain.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Factorial
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- Treatment will be for 4 weeks with 2 sessions per week. TECAR application will be 20 mins per session (10 mins capacitive and 10 mins resistive) during ankle and subtalar ROM in a pain-free range, calf muscle stretch, ankle strengthening exercises against resistance bands in all directions, weight-bearing exercise, forward lunges, bilateral and unilateral squats, bilateral and unilateral heel raises against bodyweight resistance, and balance training.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| TECAR therapy group | Experimental | Device: TECAR therapytraditional therapeutic exercises for ankle sprain and TECAR therapy application during exercises . |
| Conventional therapy group | Active comparator | Other: therapeutic exercisestraditional therapeutic exercises for ankle sprain |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 20 to 40 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (7 listed)
- Gender will be male and female.
- Age from 20-40 years old.
- Grade | and || lateral ankle sprain.
- Patients who will be diagnosed and referred by orthopedic surgeon.
- acute stage of lateral ankle sprain.
Key exclusion criteria (7 listed)
- Ankle fractures such as talus bone fracture, tibia fracture, ankle dislocation.
- Unwilling to continue treatment.
- Contraindications to use TECAR therapy, such as pregnancy, the presence of malignant tissue, tumors, in the ankle, and electrical devices implanted in the body.
- Grade ||| ankle sprain.
- Systematic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| TECAR therapyTECAR application will be 20 mins per session (10 mins capacitive and 10 mins resistive) during ankle and subtalar ROM in a pain-free range, calf muscle stretch, ankle strengthening exercises against resistance bands in all directions, weight-bearing exercise, forward lunges, bilateral and unilateral squats, bilateral and unilateral heel raises against bodyweight resistance, and balance training. | Device | TECAR therapy group |
| therapeutic exercisesthe conventional therapy which is ankle and subtalar ROM in a pain-free range, calf muscle stretch, ankle strengthening exercises against resistance bands in all directions, weight-bearing exercise, forward lunges, bilateral and unilateral squats, bilateral and unilateral heel raises against bodyweight resistance, and balance training. | Other | Conventional therapy group |
Primary outcome
1.ankle dynamic balance.
Time frame: from enrollment to the end of treatment at 4 weeks.
using Y-Balance Test (YBT)
2.pain
Time frame: from enrollment to the end of treatment at 4 weeks.
using Numerical pain rating scale (NPRS)
2 secondary outcomes
3. proprioception
Time frame: from enrollment to the end of treatment at 4 weeks.
4. Daily Function
Time frame: from enrollment to the end of treatment at 4 weeks.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 15 Apr 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing TECAR therapy and therapeutic exercises in people with Ankle Sprain and TECAR Therapy, run by Cairo University at 1 site in Egypt.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Apr 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Egypt. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
1.ankle dynamic balance. (time frame: from enrollment to the end of treatment at 4 weeks.). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 15 Apr 2026.