Effect of Elastic Bandage on Balance in Chronic Ankle Instability

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Status: Completed

Conditions: Ankle Sprain

Treatments: Device: Elastic Bandage (Idealplast C®); Device: Pretape cramer® (non standarized tape)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02682303

05/14

Details and patient eligibility

About

Purpose: To report the immediate and prolonged (one week) effects of elastic bandage on balance control in subjects with chronic ankle instability.

Material and methods: Twenty-eight individuals successfully completed the study protocol, of whom 14 were randomly assigned to the elastic bandage group (7 men, 7 women) and 14 were assigned to the non-standardized tape group ( 9 men, 5 women). To objectively measure postural sway we used computerized dynamic posturography with Sensory Organization Test and Unilateral Stance test. We analyzed the following Sensory Organization Test parameters: the composite Sensory Organization Test score, the composite Sensory Organization Test strategy and the Sensory Organization Test condition 2 and its strategy. In addition, we studied the centre of gravity sway velocity with open eyes and close eyes during the US test.

Enrollment: 28 patients

Sex

Ages: 18 to 28 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Subjects with Chronic Ankle Instability

Exclusion criteria

Neurologic disease Vestibular disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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28 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

elastic bandage

Experimental group

Description:

In this study, Idealplast C® (6cm*2.5m) was used.

Treatment:

Device: Elastic Bandage (Idealplast C®)

Non-standardized tape (NST)

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

In the NST group, Pretape Cramer® (100% cotton, 1.25cm*10m) was used.

Treatment:

Device: Pretape cramer® (non standarized tape)