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Balance training in patients with chronic ankle instability

Investigating effects of balance training with virtual reality system in patients with chronic ankle instability

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2013081214331N1
Enrollment
30
Registered
2013-09-14
Start date
2013-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

ankle sprain. Sprain and strain of ankle

Interventions

Intervention 1: 1-Intervention group 1(Usual balance exercises): The subjects will participate in 10 sessions of exercises during 4 weeks. In each session they will have 5 minutes of warm up, 15 minut
Rehabilitation
Diagnosis
1-Intervention group 1(Usual balance exercises): The subjects will participate in 10 sessions of exercises during 4 weeks. In each session they will have 5 minutes of warm up, 15 minutes of balance e
2-Intervention group 2( Balance exercises with Nintendo Wii): The subjects will participate in 10 sessions of exercises during 4 weeks. In each session they will have 5 minutes of warm up, 15 minutes
3- Control group: No intervention will be used for this group and we will only assess balance of this group's subjects at the beginning of our study and 4 weeks later.

Sponsors

Vice chancellor of research affairs of Shiraz University Of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 1- history of lateral ankle sprain which has happened at least three month ago 2- giving way or instability feeling 3- no pain in the first intervention session Exclusion criteria: 1- history of any neurological diseases which affect the balance 2- patients with signs of imbalance or dizziness 3-patients who have taken Anti-histamines, Anticholinergics, Hypnotics or Sedatives 4-patients with hearing problems 5-patients with a history of diabetes, heart arrhythmia, ventricular problems or any dysesthesia 6-professional athletes

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Displacement of Center Of Pressure(COP). Timepoint: 1-before intervention 2-5th session of intervention 3- 10th session of intervention. Method of measurement: in order to measure the balance of the patients we use force platform with 120 HZ of frequency.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactKazem Hessampour

Student Research Committee,Shiraz University Of Medical Sciences

hesampurk@sums.ac.irhessampour.kazem@gmail.com+98 71 1212 2970

Outcome results

None listed

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