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Clinical Study of Balance Acupuncture Combined with Non-conscious Proprioception Training for the Treatment of Chronic Ankle Instability

The Effect of Non-conscious Proprioception Training for Functional Recovery of Chronic Ankle Instability

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500107213
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-08-06
Start date
2022-10-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-08-18

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Chronic Ankle Instability

Interventions

Control Group:Conventional rehabilitative treatment
Balanced needle group:Conventional rehabilitation + acupuncture treatment
Joint group:Conventional rehabilitation+acupuncture for balance+training of non-conscious proprioception treatment

Sponsors

Xuzhou Rehabilitation Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Patients diagnosed with CAI were screened based on the criteria proposed by the International Ankle Consortium; (2) aged 18 to60, gender not limited, no ankle sprain in the past month; no other treatment in the past 3 months; (3) unilateral ankle injury; (4) no other diseases in the healthy lower extremity; (5) good compliance, able to complete the training schedule on time; (6) no regular exercise habit; (7) all signed the informed consent before the experiment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) There are other diseases that cause abnormal walking function; (2) severe lesions of vital organs are combined; (3) pathological fractures postoperative infections, and those with nerve injuries; (4) positive results of anterior drawer test and calcaneus tilt test; (5) other diseases that may affect the balance, such as central nervous system or vestibular system diseases, and severe visual impairment; (6) those who cannot tolerate or accept acupuncture; (7) those withagulation dysfunction; those with skin injuries or other skin problems at the puncture site; (8) those who cannot cooperate with examination and treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
step speed;step frequency;motion length;motion ellipse area;Star-shaped extension equilibrium experiment;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactHongwei Zhai

Xuzhou Rehabilitation Hospital

zhw2625329@163.com+86 153 0521 8168

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026