Acute ankle sprain
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1. The neuromuscular training program:
Subjects allocated to the intervention group receive a standardized eight-week neuromuscular training program, based on the training program described by H
Sponsors
Erasmus Medical Center, Department of General Practice
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with an acute lateral ankle sprain are eligible for this study if they are aged between 14 and 65 years, visit the general practitioner within three weeks of injury and sign an informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients are excluded if: they have a history of an injury of the same ankle during the previous year; they have had a fracture of the same ankle; they have no understanding of Dutch language.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The total number of re-sprains reported after 1-year follow-up. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| a) Subjective recovery after 1-year follow-up, on a 7-point Likert scale. Patients are deemed to be recovered if they rate themselves as “fully recovered” or “strongly recovered”. b) Pain at rest and during activity (11 point-NRS) c) Function (Ankle Function Score) d) Return to sport e) Cost-effectiveness of the intervention f) Compliance of the intervention (completed at least 75% of the training sessions) | — |
Contacts
Public ContactM. Middelkoop, van
Erasmus MC, dept. General Practice room NA-1905 PO BOX 2040
Outcome results
None listed