TerminatedNot Applicable

Jumping Exercises Approach in Individuals With Chronic Ankle Instability

Stopped: The recruitment process could not provide us with enough participants

Switzerland10 participantsStarted 2013-09

Plain-language summary

The aim of this pilot study is to analyze the effect of a 12-week specific jump training compared with conventional therapy in patients with chronic functional instability of the ankle. It is to be evaluated to what extent the symptoms in of chronic functional instability of the ankle can be influenced in everyday life.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 50 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Ankle injury more than 6 months ago * Chronic instability * Functional instability of the ankle * Experience with proprioceptive exercises Exclusion Criteria: * Foot surgery * Fresh ankle injury * Acute foot pain with signs of inflammation * Mechanical / anatomical ankle instability * Athletes with regularly jumping exercise (eg volleyball, basketball) * Taking medications which affect balance and coordination * Diseases that affect the balance * Serious diseases such as tumors, infections, neuropathies, severe articular degeneration * Non-German-speaking patients

What they're measuring

Change from Baseline in Gait variables

Timeframe: Change from Baseline in Gait variables at week 3, week 7, and at the end of therapy (week 12)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02115971

SponsorSwanenburg

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2015-08

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