External Ankle Supports - 3D Motion Analysis

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01810471

Enrollment

Registered

2013-03-13

Start date

2010-02-28

Completion date

2010-12-31

Last updated

2013-03-14

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Conditions

Chronic Ankle Instability

Brief summary

Untreated ankle sprains often remain symptomatic and may end in chronic instability. The aim of our study is to quantify the stabilizing effect of different devices. Through the use of a foot measurement model in 3D motion analysis the influence of the devices with respect to a mechanical effect is examined by means of different tests. The dynamic postural control is quantified. The hypothesis was that the devices would stabilize differently the foot segments.

Interventions

DEVICEApplying ankle support device (white non-elastic tape, kinesiotape (TM), soft brace (Malleotrain TM)

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* chronic ankle instability * giving way * repeated ankle sprains

Exclusion criteria

* other injuries of the lower extremities * surgery on the lower extremities

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
change of the range of motion of the subtalar inversion/eversion in degree	baseline (=before) and immediately after applying the device

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 15, 2026