Effects of Gait Retraining With Auditory Feedback

University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Status and phase

Completed

Early Phase 1

Conditions

Ankle Injuries

Ankle Inversion Sprain

Treatments

Other: Auditory Feedback

Other: No Feedback

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04302961

19-0552

Details and patient eligibility

About

There is evidence to support individuals with chronic ankle instability (CAI) have altered gait biomechanics which may lead to re-injury and poor patient outcomes. Currently, there are no interventions specifically targeting these abnormal gait biomechanics. Evidence supports the use of an external focus of attention feedback to promote motor learning and retention. The overall purpose of randomized clinical trial is to determine the effects of a 2-week (8 session) gait retraining protocol using an auditory external feedback instrument can (1) alter biomechanics during functional tasks (walking, step-down, lunge, lateral hops, and balance) (2) improve ankle cartilage measures and (3) improve patient-reported outcome measures.

Enrollment

28 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 40 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

History of at least one ankle sprain
Index ankle sprain > 12 months prior to study enrollment
Most recent ankle sprain > 12 weeks prior to study enrollment
Score >10 on the Identification of Functional Ankle Instability (IdFAI) survey.
Score <95% on the Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM) Activities of Daily Living and a <85% on the Sport subscales
Be physically active by participating in some form of physical activity for at least 20 min per day, three times per week.

Exclusion criteria

History of ankle surgery
History of other musculoskeletal injuries within the past 6 weeks
Any condition affecting plantar pressure distribution
Neurological or vestibular disorders affecting balance
Current/previous self-reported disability due to lower extremity pathology that may adversely affect neuromuscular function