Status:
COMPLETED
Balance Training With tDCS for CAI
Lead Sponsor:
University of Miami
Conditions:
Ankle Injuries and Disorders
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-45 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this research study is to examine the efficacy of non-invasive brain stimulation in addition to balance exercise for chronic ankle instability (CAI), a condition that develops following...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subjects should be neurologically sound
- Subjects should have abilities to maintain a single-leg stance at least for 10 seconds.
- A history of ankle sprain
- A history of ankle joint giving ways
- Current feelings of ankle joint instability
Exclusion
- Individuals with a clinically defined neurological disorder, with an increased risk of seizure for any reason, with a history of treatment with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), deep brain stimulation for any disorder will be excluded.
- Patients with cardiac pacemakers, implanted medication pumps, intracardiac lines, or acute, unstable cardiac disease, with intracranial implants (e.g. aneurysm clips, shunts, stimulators, cochlear implants, or electrodes) or any other metal object within or near the head, excluding the mouth, that cannot be safely removed will be excluded.
- A history of balance or vestibular disorder
- A history of previous surgeries to the musculoskeletal structures in either limb of the lower extremity
- A history of a fracture in either limb of the lower extremity requiring realignment
- A history of acute injuries to the lower extremity joints in the previous 3 months, which impacted joint integrity and function (i.e., sprains, fractures) resulting in at least 1 interrupted day of desired physical activity
- A history of herniated disc
- Poorly controlled headache
- Hypersensitivity to electrical or magnetic stimulation
- Adults unable to consent
- Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers)
- Pregnant women
- Prisoner
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 20 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 20 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
24 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04390048
Start Date
September 20 2021
End Date
December 20 2023
Last Update
March 6 2025
Active Locations (1)
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University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida, United States, 33146