A prospective observational study of patients with ankle sprain and instability in Korean Medicine clinics and hospital
- Conditions
- Diseases of the musculo-skeletal system and connective tissue
- Registration Number
- KCT0004016
- Lead Sponsor
- Gachon University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
1) 14 years of age or older
2) Patients who visit the Korean Medicine Clinic (7 of research clinic)
3) Patients with chief complaint of an ankle discomfort (ankle sprain or ankle instability)
4) Subjects who voluntarily agree to participate in the study
1) Patients suspected of having a fracture according to the Ottawa Ankle Rule (OAR)
2) Patients who require the treatment due to more urgent and severe problems than an ankle sprain
3) Patients who complain of other musculoskeletal pain that is more severe than the pain of an ankle sprain
4) Patients who have problems that the investigators or KMDs regard unsuitable.
5) Patients who receive concurrent treatment that the investigators or KMDs consider unsuitable.
6) Patients who have physical or mental difficulties attending the trial voluntarily (e.g., dementia, serious mental illness, severe disorders in vision or hearing, illiteracy, drug addiction, etc.)
7) Patient who have time and/or distance constraints preventing them from participating in the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain;Recurrence rate
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Ankle edema (ankle circumference);The stability of ankle and trunk (balance test);The instability of ankle (Cumberland ankle instability tool);Measure yourself medical outcome profile (MYMOP);Short Form 12;Questionnaire for sleep status;Medical costs/non-medical costs due to ankle sprain or instability