The Effect of Balance Training in People With Functional Ankle Instability (FAI)

University Ghent

Status: Completed

Conditions: Functional Ankle Instability

Treatments: Other: Adapted balance training; Other: Balance Training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01157663

2010/345

Details and patient eligibility

About

Ankle sprain is the most occurring sport related injury. In addition, 40% of the people who sustain such an injury display residual symptoms under the general denominator functional ankle instability (FAI). In literature, there is already given a lot of attention to extrinsic and intrinsic risk factors of FAI. Furthermore, there is a major focus on the possible interventions which may be able to reduce the chance of developing chronic instability. At this moment there is a lack of unequivocality.

In this study the investigators address the question of what is the effect of a balance training programme on the movement strategy. Therefore kinematics, kinetics, plantar pressure measurements and muscle activity are taken in consideration The purpose of this study is a better insight in the effect of treatment on the residual symptoms related to FAI.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• a history of more than 1 unilateral ankle sprain
• presence of feeling of 'giving way'
• a feeling of weakness around the ankle
• a decreased functional participation

Exclusion criteria

• ankle fracture
• ankle surgery
• lower limb pain (not related to an ankle sprain)
• ankle distortion in the last 3 months
• currently receiving treatment
• disturbance of equilibrium

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Adapted Balance Training group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Adapted balance training

Standard Balance training group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Balance training with unipedal standing during 8 weeks

Treatment:

Other: Balance Training