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

The Effect of Balance Training in People With Functional Ankle Instability

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.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Functional Ankle Instability
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Adapted balance training; Other: Balance Training

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 60
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Belgium
  • Ghent, Belgium
    • University Ghent

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

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

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Adapted Balance Training group	Other: Adapted balance training; during 8 weeks
Active Comparator: Standard Balance training group; Balance training with unipedal standing during 8 weeks	Other: Balance Training; Balance training with unipedal standing during 8 weeks

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
effect of balance training on movement strategy	kinematics, kinetics, plantar pressures and muscle activity	after 8 weeks of treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
self-assessed complaints registration using questionnaires	after 8 weeks
self-assessed complaints registration using questionnaires	after 1 year
self-assessed complaints registration using questionnaires	at baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University Ghent
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Philip Roosen, PhD, University Ghent

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: December 1, 2010
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 1, 2011
• Study Completion (Actual): December 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 30, 2010
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 6, 2010
• First Posted (Estimate): July 7, 2010

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): December 5, 2014
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 4, 2014
• Last Verified: December 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Functional ankle instability
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Joint Instability
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2010/345