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NCT Number: NCT07338825

Prevalence of Functional Ankle Instability Among Professional Egyptian Players: a Cross-sectional Study

To investigate the prevalence of functional ankle instability among professional Egyptian soccer players

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Key information

Conditions

Ankle Instability

Age range

8 year–35 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Cairo university

Cairo, Egypt

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 1. Three Hundred Soccer players from both genders aged between 8-35 years old including junior teams (8-12 years old), Youth (13-20 years old) and Senior teams (21,>21 years old).
  • Players have BMI 18-25 (kg/m²). 3. Players are registered in the Egyptian Soccer Association

Exclusion criteria

  • 1- Systematic pathology that affects balance, reflexes, or muscle strength 2- Lower limb fractures in the 2 years preceding the study 3- Surgery on one of the ankles 4- Structural malalignments 5- Plantar Fasciitis

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Prevalence of functional ankle instability among professional Egyptian soccer players

    Time frame: 4 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cairo University

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2026
First posted
Jan 14, 2026
Registry last updated
Jan 14, 2026

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