Balance Training With Stroboscopic Vision

Influence of Stroboscopic Vision on Balance in Patients With Chronic Ankle Instability

Balance training with stroboscopic vision in patients with chronic ankle instability.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Proprioceptive Disorders; Ankle Inversion Sprain
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Neuromuscular training; Other: Stroboscopic glasses

Detailed Description

This study was a single-blinded randomized controlled trial with two intervention groups consisted in multimodal balance training, multimodal balance training in addition to stroboscopic glasses and control group who received no intervention.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 75
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Spain
  • Jaen, Spain, 23071
    • University of Jaén

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 60 years (ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• a previous episode of ankle sprain in at least 6 months before the beginning of the study
• a score of 25 or less in the Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool
• no history of others musculoskeletal injuries in the lower limbs

Exclusion Criteria:

• an acute ankle sprain within the last six weeks
• Recent lower limb surgery

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: TRIPLE

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Neuromuscular training; Neuromuscular training consisting of: Single limb balance task.; Balance training on an unstable surface.; Hop drills.	Other: Neuromuscular training; This intervention consisted of a supervised multimodal exercise protocol addressing different aspects of balance including static and dynamic tasks on the injured ankle. The training program comprised 6 exercises that were progressively adapted depending on the patient's execution controlled by an expert physiotherapist
EXPERIMENTAL: Stroboscopic glasses group; This group performed the same neuromuscular training with the addition of stroboscopic glasses during the training performance.; Single limb balance task.; Balance training on unstable surfaces.; Hop drills.	Other: Stroboscopic glasses; Patients included in this group performed the same protocol described in the balance training group with the addition of the stroboscopic glasses during the intervention.
NO_INTERVENTION: Control group; This group received no intervention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Ankle range of motion	Ankle dorsiflexion range of motion was assessed by the weight-bearing lunge test. The patient is positioned in a standing position facing a wall with the involved foot parallel with a tape measure which has been attached to the floor and the opposite leg placed behind in a tandem stance. A forward lunge is performed until the anterior knee tries to make contact with the wall with the heel firmly planted on the ground.	From baseline to six weeks.
Dynamic balance	Dynamic balance has been measured by a simplified version of the Star Excursion Balance Test where the anterior, posteromedial and posterolateral reach directions were collected for statistical analysis.	From baseline to six weeks.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Self-reported instability and function	To determine the severity of ankle instability the Cumberland ankle instability tool. This questionnaire is a nine items questionnaire ranged from 0 to 30 (0 related with severe impairment and 30 no subjective instability feeling) and has been reported to be a valid tool with high internal consistency and reliability.	From baseline to six weeks.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Jaen
• Collaborators: University of Miami

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): May 2, 2019
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): July 10, 2019
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): July 20, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 8, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 20, 2019
• First Posted (ACTUAL): December 24, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): December 24, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 20, 2019
• Last Verified: December 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Nervous System Diseases; Neurologic Manifestations; Sensation Disorders; Somatosensory Disorders
• Other Study ID Numbers: UJASB

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No