Effect of Elastic Bandage on Balance in Chronic Ankle Instability

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Ankle Sprain
• Interventions: Device: Pretape cramer® (non standarized tape); Device: Elastic Bandage (Idealplast C®)

• Registration Number: NCT02682303
• Lead Sponsor: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Brief Summary

Purpose: To report the immediate and prolonged (one week) effects of elastic bandage on balance control in subjects with chronic ankle instability.

Material and methods: Twenty-eight individuals successfully completed the study protocol, of whom 14 were randomly assigned to the elastic bandage group (7 men, 7 women) and 14 were assigned to the non-standardized tape group ( 9 men, 5 women). To objectively measure postural sway we used computerized dynamic posturography with Sensory Organization Test and Unilateral Stance test. We analyzed the following Sensory Organization Test parameters: the composite Sensory Organization Test score, the composite Sensory Organization Test strategy and the Sensory Organization Test condition 2 and its strategy. In addition, we studied the centre of gravity sway velocity with open eyes and close eyes during the US test.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2016-01-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-02-12
• Study First Posted: 2016-02-15
• Study Start: 2016-03
• Primary Completion: 2016-05
• Study Completion: 2016-08
• Status Verified: 2016-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-10-17
• Last Update Posted: 2016-10-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 28

Inclusion Criteria

Subjects with Chronic Ankle Instability

Exclusion Criteria

Neurologic disease Vestibular disease

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Non-standardized tape (NST)	Pretape cramer® (non standarized tape)	In the NST group, Pretape Cramer® (100% cotton, 1.25cm\*10m) was used.
elastic bandage	Elastic Bandage (Idealplast C®)	In this study, Idealplast C® (6cm\*2.5m) was used.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Balance using a computerized dynamic posturography test: the sensory organization test	7 days	The CDP device employed in this study was Smart Equitest® version 8.2 (NeuroCom International Inc., Clackamas, OR, USA). Posturography analysis was conducted using the SOT. This test assesses postural control through the use of external stimuli on the visual and proprioceptive system.; Participants were instructed to stand on the force-plate facing the visual surround. A safety harness was fixed to prevent injury from falls. Their bare feet position on force-plates was adjusted according to the height of the patient, as marked on the equipment. Subjects had to maintain their COG stable in 3 consecutive series of 20s duration for each of the 6 conditions in the test.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Francisco Molina Rueda. Avda. de Atenas. s/n.; 🇪🇸 Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain