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NCT Number: NCT01157663

The Effect of Balance Training in People With Functional Ankle Instability (FAI)

Ankle sprain is the most occurring sport related injury. In addition, 40% of the people who sustain such an injury display residual symptoms under the general denominator functional ankle instability (FAI). In literature, there is already given a lot of attention to extrinsic and intrinsic risk factors of FAI. Furthermore, there is a major focus on the possible interventions which may be able to reduce the chance of developing chronic instability. At this moment there is a lack of unequivocality.

In this study the investigators address the question of what is the effect of a balance training programme on the movement strategy. Therefore kinematics, kinetics, plantar pressure measurements and muscle activity are taken in consideration The purpose of this study is a better insight in the effect of treatment on the residual symptoms related to FAI.

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Key information

Conditions

Functional Ankle Instability

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University Ghent

Ghent, Belgium

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • a history of more than 1 unilateral ankle sprain
  • presence of feeling of 'giving way'
  • a feeling of weakness around the ankle
  • a decreased functional participation

Exclusion criteria

  • ankle fracture
  • ankle surgery
  • lower limb pain (not related to an ankle sprain)
  • ankle distortion in the last 3 months
  • currently receiving treatment
  • disturbance of equilibrium

Treatment and study plan

Adapted balance training

Other

during 8 weeks

Balance training

Other

Balance training with unipedal standing during 8 weeks

Primary outcomes

  1. effect of balance training on movement strategy

    Time frame: after 8 weeks of treatment

    kinematics, kinetics, plantar pressures and muscle activity

Secondary outcomes

  1. self-assessed complaints registration using questionnaires

    Time frame: after 8 weeks

  2. self-assessed complaints registration using questionnaires

    Time frame: after 1 year

  3. self-assessed complaints registration using questionnaires

    Time frame: at baseline

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Ghent

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Balance Training in People With Functional Ankle Instability

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2013
First posted
Jul 7, 2010
Registry last updated
Dec 5, 2014

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