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

U

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)

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

Trial contacts and locations

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