External Ankle Supports - 3D Motion Analysis

University Hospital Heidelberg

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Ankle Instability

Treatments: Device: Applying ankle support device (white non-elastic tape, kinesiotape (TM), soft brace (Malleotrain TM)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01810471

407- 05_130307

Details and patient eligibility

About

Untreated ankle sprains often remain symptomatic and may end in chronic instability. The aim of our study is to quantify the stabilizing effect of different devices. Through the use of a foot measurement model in 3D motion analysis the influence of the devices with respect to a mechanical effect is examined by means of different tests. The dynamic postural control is quantified. The hypothesis was that the devices would stabilize differently the foot segments.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• chronic ankle instability
• "giving way"
• repeated ankle sprains

Exclusion criteria

• other injuries of the lower extremities
• surgery on the lower extremities

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 1 patient group

ankle supports

Experimental group

Treatment:

Device: Applying ankle support device (white non-elastic tape, kinesiotape (TM), soft brace (Malleotrain TM)