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An exploratory study on the effectiveness of a self-rehabilitation protocol for severe lateral ankle sprains in Marine Corps soldiers with high physical demands.

Recovery and return to training after severe lateral ankle sprains under a stepwise goal-oriented self-rehabilitation protocol for South Korean marine soldiers.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0009440
Enrollment
200
Registered
2024-05-17
Start date
2023-06-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-05-27

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Naval Pohang Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Acute LAS = 1 week 2) Severe ankle sprains * 3) Agree with our protocols (STOP-LAS †) LAS, lateral ankle sprains; * Severe ankle sprains were defined when more than 3 of 4 clinical severity criteria was met. Clnical severity criteria : 1) Limping due to weight-bearing pain until post-injury 1 week, 2) Pain and tenderness on both medial and lateral sides of the injured ankle, 3) Bruise around ankle, 4) Swelling so severe that the skin cannot be wrinkled on the lateral side of ankle, †Stepwise Target-Oriented Protocols for Lateral Ankle Sprains

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with obvious fracture lines other than lateral ligament avulsion fractures on foot and ankle radiographs 2) Patients who can not be followed up on for their recovery status at 3 months

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
FAAM (foot and ankle ability measure) score;Pain NRS score (0~10);Frequency and intensity of re-injury

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Recovery status to their pre-injury status

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public Contactjaehyeon seo

Naval Pohang Hospital

jhseo112@google.com+82-54-290-7280

Outcome results

None listed

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