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The effect of gluteal muscle strengthening exercises on ankle instability

The effect of eight weeks of gluteal muscle strengthening exercises on Sensorimotor Function, balance and ankle instability in women with chronic ankle instability

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20231022059811N1
Enrollment
30
Registered
2023-11-06
Start date
2023-11-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-11-13

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Conditions

ankle sprain.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: They will do gluteal strengthening exercises for 8 weeks, 3 sessions per week and 30 minutes each session. Each exercise has 8 repetitions, each movement is perform

Sponsors

Shahrekord University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: History of ankle sprain in the last 2 years Having at least two ankle sprains in the last 6 months Obtaining a score from the questionnaire (score zero to 24 of the Cumberland CAIT questionnaire) non-athlete Voluntary consent of the subjects Weakness of the gluteus medius Weakness of the gluteus maximus Female students aged 18 to 40 No history of surgery No history of fracture No history of neurological diseases Not using drugs that affect the nervous system, such as sedatives, on the day of the test No balanced hearing problems No pain in any part of the body

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No history of ankle sprain in the last 2 years Not having at least two ankle sprains in the last 6 months Failure to obtain a grade from the transcript (CAIT more than 24) athlete Lack of voluntary consent of subjects Absence of weakness of gluteus medius Absence of weakness of gluteus maximus Female or male students less than 18 or more than 40 History of surgery History of fracture History of neurological diseases Using drugs that affect the nervous system, such as sedatives, on the day of the test Pain in any part of the body

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Cumberland questionnaire and gluteal muscle weakness. Timepoint: Pre-test and post-test. Method of measurement: The method of measuring gluteal weakness is done by hand dynamometer, and subjects should score less than 24 in the Cumberland Questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Sensorimotor function, balance, ankle instability. Timepoint: Pre-test and post-test. Method of measurement: How to measure sensorimotor function with a goniometer, balance is measured by static and dynamic tests with a stopwatch, and ankle instability is measured with the dentification of function ankle instability questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMaedeh kafami ladani

The University of Shahrekord

maedehkafami77@gmail.com+98 31 3772 0619

Outcome results

None listed

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