A Mobile Recovery Guidance App for Children and Young Adults With Acute Ankle Inversion Injuries

ConditionAnkle Sprains

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age12-30

SponsorNaveen Poonai

About this trial

Ankle sprains are the most common musculoskeletal complaint of children presenting to the emergency department (ED). Healing can often be protracted, leading to prolonged pain, missed school and work, and delayed return to a normal activity level. Smartphone apps have been shown to be associated with greater caregiver knowledge and improved outcomes in a number of conditions but have not been explored in ankle sprains. We would like to know if using a smartphone app for children with ankle inversion injuries leads to improved functional outcomes such as pain, mobility, and return to activity. We will be comparing a smartphone app that provides education and daily management reminders to a paper handout to see if the former leads to improved functional recovery.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age 12-30 years

Presenting to the Paediatric Emergency Department of the Children's Hospital or Adult Emergency Department, London Health Sciences Centre, London, or ntario, St. Joseph Urgent Care Centre, London, Ontario, with a unilateral acute (<= 48 hours) ankle injury based on clinical diagnosis by ED physician

Able to use a WiFi enabled smartphone with either an iOS or Android operating system with enough memory capability to host the App.

Disqualifiers

Unable to read or understand English above at least a grade 8 literacy level in the absence of a native language interpreter

Not independently ambulatory prior to injury (without the use of an assistive device)

Developmental disability precluding the full comprehension of study-related procedures

Multi-system or multi-limb injuries

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

Smartphone App
Standard of Care

Treatment groups

250 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Naveen Poonai

Lead sponsor

London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

Sponsor institution

Source ClinicalTrials.gov