Tape versus brace treatment of ankle distortio

Completed

• Conditions: Ankle distortion, ankle ligament rupture; Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning; Ankle sprain, ligament rupture

• Registration Number: ISRCTN58932628
• Lead Sponsor: Maastricht University Medical Center (Netherlabnds)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-07-28
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Patients were included if they sustained a grade II or III ankle sprain (significant damage to lateral ligaments defined by the presence of a lateral hematoma and tenderness at the anterior lateral ligament without or with instability) and were presented in the outpatient clinic within 5-7 days.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Fracture
2. Age was under 16 or over 55 years
3. If they had experienced a previous ankle sprain or fracture
4. If they sustained swelling that makes tape treatment impossible

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified