chronic ankle instability. Other instability, ankle and foot
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group1: The combined ankle-foot orthosis with vibration mechanism will have three main parts: ankle orthosis, foot orthosis, and vibration mechanism. The ankle part will b
Sponsors
University of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 30 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants must have experienced at least one major ankle sprain occurring 12 months or longer before the study Persistent sensations of instability and/or episodes of the ankle giving way. Achieve a score lower than 24 on the Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool (CAIT) Achieve a score lower than 90% of the possible points on the activity of daily living subscale of the Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM) questionnaire. Achieve a score below 80% of the possible points on the sport subscale of the FAAM questionnaire
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: History of disease that disturb balance Taking medications that affect balance History of lower limb musculoskeletal injury History of lower limb fracture History of lower limb surgery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Center of pressure excursion in the single-leg stance test on the force plate. Timepoint: Before, immediately after, and four weeks after wearing the orthoses. Method of measurement: Single leg stance on force plate (force plate: model 9260AA6 with 600×500×50 mm dimensions). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The reach distance of the star excursion balance test. Timepoint: Before, immediately after, and four weeks after wearing the orthoses. Method of measurement: The star excursion balance test. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMahmood Bahramizadeh
University of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences
Outcome results
None listed