Efficacy of ankle orthoses in the reduction of mechanical ankle instability

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• Conditions: Healthy volunteers; M25.37

• Registration Number: DRKS00016356
• Lead Sponsor: Institut für Sport und SportwissenschaftAlbert-Ludwigs Universität Freiburg

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-11-05
• Study Completion: 2020-05-12
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria
Controls: (n=25)
• no previous lesion of lateral ligaments
• stable during clinical examination
• CAIT-Score >24
• age 18-35
• Accordance with matching criteria when compared to controls

mechanical ankle instability group (MAI) – (n=25)
• CAI symptoms fort at leat 6 months
• No acute ankle sprain before examination
• previous operation on lower extremity
• pathological talar tilt and anterior drawer during clinical examination
• CAIT-Score =24
• Age 18-35

Exclusion Criteria

Exclustion criteria (both groups)
- Lesion of the ankle joint that requires intervention. - History of ankle fracture or similar injury of the lower extremity
- contra-indications to mri like pacemakert etc.
- pain when performing full range-of-motion passive exercises
- pain, feeling uncomfortable while wearing the orthosis or during functional measurement.

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quantification of the change in mechanical ankle instability / incongruency

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
comparison with controls