Clinical effects of targeted forefoot and rearfoot training on dynamic balance, postural stability, gait biomechanics and joint function in individuals with chronic ankle instability: a prospective randomized controlled trial
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Chronic ankle instability
- Registration Number
- DRKS00034295
- Lead Sponsor
- Hochschule Niederrhein
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 36
Inclusion Criteria
Initial ankle injury at least one year ago with signs of inflammation leading to at least one day of inactivity; last ankle injury at least three months ago; at least two episodes of giving way within the last six months; score =24 on the Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool on the affected ankle (in the case of bilateral complaints, the more severely affected side is taken into account)
Exclusion Criteria
Acute lower extremity injuries, neurological disorders, lower extremity surgery, lower extremity fractures, chronic overuse injuries (Achilles and patellar tendinopathies); participation in targeted ankle rehabilitation programs, especially with balance training
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Dynamic balance and postural stability are measured before the intervention and after six weeks of intervention.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Gait biomechanics and joint function