External Ankle Supports - 3D Motion Analysis

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Ankle Instability
• Interventions: Device: Applying ankle support device (white non-elastic tape, kinesiotape (TM), soft brace (Malleotrain TM)

• Registration Number: NCT01810471
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital Heidelberg

Brief Summary

Untreated ankle sprains often remain symptomatic and may end in chronic instability. The aim of our study is to quantify the stabilizing effect of different devices. Through the use of a foot measurement model in 3D motion analysis the influence of the devices with respect to a mechanical effect is examined by means of different tests. The dynamic postural control is quantified. The hypothesis was that the devices would stabilize differently the foot segments.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-02
• Primary Completion: 2010-12
• Study Completion: 2010-12
• Status Verified: 2013-03
• Study First Submitted: 2013-03-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-03-12
• Study First Posted: 2013-03-13
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-03-13
• Last Update Posted: 2013-03-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• chronic ankle instability
• "giving way"
• repeated ankle sprains

Exclusion Criteria

• other injuries of the lower extremities
• surgery on the lower extremities

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
ankle supports	Applying ankle support device (white non-elastic tape, kinesiotape (TM), soft brace (Malleotrain TM)	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
change of the range of motion of the subtalar inversion/eversion in degree	baseline (=before) and immediately after applying the device

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Orthopedics, Trauma Surgery and Spinal Cord Injury, Heidelberg University Hospital; 🇩🇪 Heidelberg, Germany