Prevalence of Functional Ankle Instability Among Professional Egyptian Players: a Cross-sectional Study

Status

Enrolling by invitation

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT07338825

Enrollment

300

Registered

2026-01-14

Start date

2025-12-01

Completion date

2026-06-30

Last updated

2026-01-14

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Conditions

Ankle Instability

Brief summary

To investigate the prevalence of functional ankle instability among professional Egyptian soccer players

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

8 Years to 35 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* 1\. Three Hundred Soccer players from both genders aged between 8-35 years old including junior teams (8-12 years old), Youth (13-20 years old) and Senior teams (21,\>21 years old). 2\. Players have BMI 18-25 (kg/m²). 3. Players are registered in the Egyptian Soccer Association

Exclusion criteria

* 1- Systematic pathology that affects balance, reflexes, or muscle strength 2- Lower limb fractures in the 2 years preceding the study 3- Surgery on one of the ankles 4- Structural malalignments 5- Plantar Fasciitis

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Prevalence of functional ankle instability among professional Egyptian soccer players	4 months

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results