Status:
COMPLETED
Changes in Dynamic q Angle in Patients With Chronic Ankle Instability
Lead Sponsor:
Cairo University
Conditions:
Ankle Sprain Strain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-30 years
Brief Summary
This study investigates the difference in dynamic Q-angle of patients with chronic ankle instability and those without.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- Subjects aged between 18 and 30 years.
- Subjects with a history of LAS for at least one year before the study onset, that required at least 1-day weight-bearing restriction.
- Subjects with a self-reported tendency of ≥2 giving way episodes during 6 months before enrollment in the study.
- Subjects with a perception that the injured ankle was chronically weaker, more painful, and/or less functional than the contralateral ankle before the first LAS.
- Subjects who scored less than 24 in the Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool (CAIT), a validated ankle instability specific questionnaire of 9 items, to determine if functional ankle instability is present.
- Exclusion criteria
- Subjects who had bilateral LAS
- Subjects with a history of lower extremity injury, fracture, or surgery
- Subjects who participated in supervised or unsupervised ankle rehabilitation within a year before enrollment in the study
- Subjects with LAS within 3 months before participation
- Subjects with a history of knee pain during the last 6 months.
- Subjects diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 7 2023
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 3 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
104 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06188416
Start Date
October 7 2023
End Date
December 3 2023
Last Update
January 3 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University
Dokki, Giza Governorate, Egypt, 12613