The Evaluation of Ankle Joint Braces Efficiency

Barbara Łysoń

Status: Completed

Conditions: Ankle Sprains; Ankle Injuries

Treatments: Other: ankle joint brace 3; Other: ankle joint brace 2; Other: ankle joint brace 4; Other: ankle joint brace 1; Other: ankle joint brace 5

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04586036

DS-295

Details and patient eligibility

About

The project concerns the evaluation of commercially available ankle joint braces effectiveness used as orthopedic supply after ankle joint ligaments tear injury. Authors hypothesize that the restriction of range of motion may be not sufficient in the early healing process.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age 18-35
• female or male
• good health condition
• chronic ankle joint instability (for chronic ankle instability group)

Exclusion criteria

• lower limb injuries (last 6 months)
• extreme sports athletes
• no chronic ankle joint instability (for chronic ankle instability group)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

young healthy adults

Experimental group

Description:

Gait measured by Vicon Nexus System

Treatment:

Other: ankle joint brace 3

Other: ankle joint brace 2

Other: ankle joint brace 1

Other: ankle joint brace 5

Other: ankle joint brace 4

young adults with chronic ankle joint instability

Experimental group

Description:

Gait measured by Vicon Nexus System

Treatment:

Other: ankle joint brace 3

Other: ankle joint brace 2

Other: ankle joint brace 1

Other: ankle joint brace 5

Other: ankle joint brace 4