Evaluation of Ankle Propriocement and Stability (ANKLE-INT)

Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

Status: Completed

Conditions: Ankle Sprains; Instability, Joint

Treatments: Procedure: Preoperative evaluation; Procedure: Postoperative evaluation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04362488

558/2018/Oss/IOR

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of the study is to evaluate the postural control and proprioception before and after external capsulo-ligament reconstruction for ankle instability.

Full description

The objective of the study is to evaluate the postural control and proprioception before and after external capsulo-ligament reconstruction for ankle instability using differents tests, questionnaires and instrument:

• Delos system (computerized oscillating platform)
• Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM), l'American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Score (AOFAs), SF12 questionnaires
• modified Star Excursional Balance Test (mSEBT) and Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)

Enrollment: 23 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients who must undergo surgery;
• patients of both sexes aged between 18-40 years;
• patients who have given their informed written consent to participate in the study;
• patients who have given their consent to reach the Hospital to perform the 4-month check-up

Exclusion criteria

• patients with BMI> 30 kg / m2;
• patients with rheumatoid arthritis;
• patients with chronic inflammatory joint diseases;
• patients with pre-existing abnormalities of the ambulatory kinematics (amputations, neuro-muscular diseases, polio, hip dysplasias);
• patients with Severe arthrosis of the ankle (Kellgren-Lawrence> 3);
• patients with Severe knee arthritis (Kellgren-Lawrence> 3);
• patients with ACL injury;
• patients with severe postural instability;
• patients with cognitive impairments;
• patients with concomitant neurological diseases.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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23 participants in 1 patient group

Patients with chronic post-traumatic lateral ankle instability

Experimental group

Description:

The study population consists in patients affected by chronic post-traumatic lateral ankle instability who must undergo surgical intervention of ankle external ligament reconstruction. The patients will be analyzed pre and postoperatively using differents tests, questionnaires, instrument and clinical evaluation: * Delos system (computerized oscillating platform) * Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM), l'American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Score (AOFAs), SF12 questionnaires * modified Star Excursional Balance Test (mSEBT) and Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)

Treatment:

Procedure: Preoperative evaluation

Procedure: Postoperative evaluation