The Effect of Hydrotherapy and Land-based Rehabilitation Program Combined With Ankle Taping in Athletes With Chronic Ankle Instability (CAI)

Chulalongkorn University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sports Rehabilitation Program; Hydrotherapy; Ankle Instability

Treatments: Procedure: hydrotherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01298856

014/52

Details and patient eligibility

About

There will be a difference in ankle functional ability between athletes with chronic ankle instability in the intervention group and in the control group.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• recurrent ankle sprain in one year
• sustain at least one repeated injury or have the experience of ankle instability feelings or "giving way"
• not undergoing formal or informal rehabilitation for the unstable ankle in the last three months
• have residual symptoms after recurrent sprain of the ankle

Exclusion criteria

• have the history of fracture or surgical procedures in the lower extremity
• have the history of neurological disorders affecting the lower extremities vestibular dysfunction or balance disorder
• allergic to the zinc oxide compound in the adhesive tape

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

hydrotherapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

hydrotherapy and ankle taping and land based exercise

Treatment:

Procedure: hydrotherapy

land-based

Active Comparator group

Description:

land-based and ankle taping program

Treatment:

Procedure: hydrotherapy