The Effect of Balance Training on Neuromuscular Control in Subjects With CAI

University Ghent60 enrolled

Overview

The goal of this study is evaluate the effect of uni-axial versus multidirectional balance training on muscle reaction time in subjects with chronic ankle instability. Muscle reaction time is measured on a trapdoor simulating an inversion sprain before and after a 6 week lasting balance training protocol.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Ankle Inversion Sprain Instability, Joint Treatment Neuromuscular Control Reaction Time

Interventions

Balance trainingOTHER

6 weeks lasting balance training program

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 35 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

According to the consensus statement of the International Ankle Consortium Inclusion Criteria: * History of an ankle sprain * Repetitive ankle sprains AND feelings of instability AND giving way * Ankle functionality is documented (not as inclusion criteria) Exclusion Criteria: * Fracture * Surgery * equilibrium disorder

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

muscle reaction time

Muscle reaction of lower leg muscles is recorded during sudden simulated inversion sprain on a trap door

Time frame: 6 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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