Efficacy of Balance Training by BBS on Gait Parameters and Balance in Patients With RLAS

Efficacy of Balance Training by Biodex Balance System on Gait Parameters and Balance in Patients With RLAS

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04773990

Enrollment

Registered

2021-02-26

Start date

2020-10-01

Completion date

2021-02-15

Last updated

2021-06-30

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Conditions

Ankle Sprains

Brief summary

This study will be conducted to find out the effect of adding balance training on gait parameters, balance, and Sensory Interaction

Detailed description

LAS are not benign injuries. As many as 4 in 10 individuals will develop chronic ankle instability (CAI) after a first-time sprain, More than half of patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the ankle report a history of a sport-related ankle injury, and 85% of those are LAS.

Interventions

DEVICEBiodex Balance System

Subjects will receive several unique training modules using biodex

OTHERspecific physical therapy exercise program

Subjects will receive recommended PT program

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

FACTORIAL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Intervention model description

Fifty subjects (power analysis) of both gender diagnosed with recurrent lateral ankle sprain patients will be assigned randomly into 2 groups. * Group (A) will receive biodex balance training * Group (B)will receive a physical therapy exercise protocol only

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 40 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* The patient will be referred to the outpatient clinic of the orthopedic department, Faculty of physical therapy, MTI University. with a confirmed diagnosis of recurrent Lateral ankle sprain grade II * Subjects will be excluded if they had one of the following criteria: Previous musculoskeletal injury to the lower limb or lumbar spine including a fracture, a sprain, or an unstable joint other than the injured ankle.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Cadence	Before Treatment and after 6 weeks of treatment	Change in Cadence measurements using Walkway Gait System.
Gait time	Before Treatment and after 6 weeks of treatment	Change in Gait time measurements using Walkway Gait System.
Clinical Test of Sensory Integration	Before Treatment and after 6 weeks of treatment	Change in Clinical Sensory Integration test measurements using Biodex balance System.

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026