The comparison of clinical balance tests in chronic ankle instability patients with and without balance impairment

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic ankle instability (CAI), Balance impairment; Balance impairment, Postural instability, Time in balance test (TIBT), Foot lift test (FLT), Star excursion balance test (SEBT), and Single leg hop test (SLHT)

• Registration Number: TCTR20190117001
• Lead Sponsor: School of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Science Khon Kaen University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-01-17
• Study Completion: 2019-04-10
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 54

Inclusion Criteria

-Male or female aged between 18 - 40 years old
-Perform aerobic and/or resistance exercise at least 90 minutes per week
-Good cooperation and communication in Thai language
-Be able to follow the instruction and complete the tests
-Had a history of at least one lateral ankle sprain (LAS) with inflammatory symptoms (pain and swelling) that limited at least one day of physical activity
-The first sprain occurred at least 12 months before the participant recruitment
-The latest LAS occurred more than 3 months before the participant recruitment
-Has a history of giving way and/or unstable feeling of the ankle at least 2 episodes within the past 6 months
-Has scores equal or less than 25 of the CAIT

Exclusion Criteria

-Have pain at rest with visual analog scores (VAS) equal or more than 3 and/or pain during activity with VAS equal or more than 7 in any musculoskeletal structure of lower limb
-Had a history of previous surgeries, fracture in musculoskeletal structure of lower limb and/or spine
-Has an acute injury (within 3 months) in musculoskeletal structure of lower limb and/or spine
-Has any diagnosed visual disorders except myopia, astigmatism and hyperopia which already corrected by glasses or contact lens
-Has any diagnosed vestibular disorders

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Star excursion balance test (SEBT) 6 minutes % reaching leg length,Time in balance test (TIBT) 12 minutes seconds,Foot lift test (FLT) 12 minutes error scores,Single leg hop test (SLHT) 4 minutes seconds,Single leg balance test (SLB) 2 minutes positive/negative,Cumberland Ankle Instability tool questionnaire (CAIT) 5 minutes scoring (total-30)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Data collecting form 5 minutes demographic data