Investigation of the effects on gait and locomotion of people with unstable ankles
- Conditions
- Ankle joint misalignment
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000043079
- Lead Sponsor
- True Treat Group INC.
- Brief Summary
Alignment normal (0 forefoot angle) (in square centimeters) Forefoot 48 hindfoot 40.4 Anterior lateral deviation of talus (forefoot abduction external rotation 10) Forefoot 39.9, hindfoot 43.2 Anterior lateral rotation deviation of talus (forefoot adduction internal rotation 5) Forefoot 50.1 hindfoot 36.9 Ankle misalignment (Before adjustment) Stride length 44.8cm, dorsiflexion 8.08, walking time 4.81 (After adjustment) Stride length 49.7 cm, dorsiflexion 11.64, walking time 4.23
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 59
Not provided
Gender, height and weight differences, and other underlying diseases will not be taken into account, and the focus will be on ankle malalignment. We will ethically exclude cases where there is a compliance problem, where the purpose of the study is explained to the subjects and they fully understand the study, but there are subjects who do not understand the study, or who are judged to be unsuitable for the study due to their physical condition.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The effective area at the time of ground contact during walking in the truss mechanism and windlass mechanism, ankle joint dorsiflexion, walking speed, and stride length during a 5 m walk of a person with ankle malalignment are measured and evaluated before and after ankle alignment adjustment, respectively. The evaluation and measurement days will be conducted during one day each. The period until the end of the test shall be one month.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method