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Evaluation of effect of orthoses on chronic ankle instability

Comparison of effects of ankle kinesiotaping, soft ankle orthosis and semi-rigid ankle orthosis on balance in patients with chronic ankle instability

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20171122037576N3
Enrollment
60
Registered
2018-07-03
Start date
2018-08-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-09-11

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

Conditions

Chronic Ankle Instability. Other instability, ankle and foot

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: soft orthosis- a neoprene ankle support that wear for 4 weeks. Intervention 2: Intervention group: semi-rigid orthosis- an ankle support with thermoplastic support

Sponsors

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The history of at least one significant ankle sprain-The primary ankle sprain should have occurred at least 12 months before the study, accompanied by inflammatory symptoms (pain, swelling, etc.) and caused at least one day interruption in the physical activity of the individual The last sprain should have occured three months before the study. Reporting the previous ankle injury, ankle giving way (at least 2 cases in 6 months before the study) recurrent ankle sprain (2 cases of sprain or more) and feeling of instability in the ankle jointIn the assessments done A score of less than 90% in the daily activities section and a score of less than 80% in the sports activities section of the FAAM questionnaire A score of less than 24 from the CAIT questionnaire. age range of 18 to 45 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Surgical history of musculoskeletal structure in both lower limbs. The history of fracture in each of the lower limbs that needs to be reconstructed Acute injury to musculoskeletal structures of the other lower limb joints over the past 3 months, which has impaired individual function

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Assessment the dynamic balance. Timepoint: before the onset and after the completion of therapeutic sessions. Method of measurement: modified star excursion balance test,.;Assessment the Static balance. Timepoint: before the onset and after the completion of therapeutic session. Method of measurement: single leg stance test.;Assessment the function. Timepoint: before the onset and after the completion of therapeutic session. Method of measurement: single leg hop test.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMohammad Hadadi

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

hadadim@sums.ac.ir+98 71 3627 1551

Outcome results

None listed

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