Immediate Effects of Blood Flow Restriction Combined with Whole Body Vibration in Chronic Ankle Instability

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: chronic ankle sprain.; Other instability, unspecified ankle; M25.373

• Registration Number: IRCT20230203057314N1
• Lead Sponsor: Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 26 June 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 38

Inclusion Criteria

Non-professional Athlete
Age range from 18 to 35 years
Male and female gender
Having at least one ankle sprain in one of the ankles, the first history of the sprain occurred at least one year before the study and was associated with inflammatory symptoms and caused the person to be unable to participate in desired physical activities for at least one day.
A score less than or equal to 24 in the Cumberland questionnaire
Having a history of ankle giving way or recurrent ankle sprain or a feeling of instability in the injured ankle

Exclusion Criteria

People who have had an acute injury (including sprained ankle), fracture or lower limb surgery in the last three months.
Any disease (vestibular problem, vision and hearing disorders, etc.) that affects a person's balance
People who have a history of high blood pressure, blood clotting disease, peripheral vascular disease, cardiovascular problems or diabetes
People with internal prosthesis, acute disc herniation, recent fracture, joint inflammation, recent stroke, having an artificial pacemaker, epilepsy, migraine, peripheral neuropathy, pregnancy and malignancy.

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reaching distance in star excursion balance test. Timepoint: Before the intervention and immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: tape measure.;Number of errors in balance error scoring system. Timepoint: Before the intervention and immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: Balance scoring system.;Ankle joint repositioning error. Timepoint: Before the intervention and immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: Using a goniometer and calculating the angle in AutoCAD software.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time Score in side hop test. Timepoint: Before the intervention and immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: digital chronometer.;Dorsiflexion range of motion. Timepoint: Before the intervention and immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: goniometer.;Rate of perceived instability. Timepoint: Before the intervention and immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: visual analog scale.