The Effect of Strain-counterstrain on Ankle Instability

Stopped early · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Other Instability, Ankle and Foot

In brief

This study seeks to determine the effectiveness of Strain Counterstrain in the treatment of chronic ankle instability.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02025569

Run by

Long Island University

People needed

27

Starts

2008-01-01

Expected to finish

2009-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-01-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 55. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• history of at least 1 ankle sprain, with pain and/or limping for more than 1 day, at least 3 months earlier
• 3 of more episodes of ankle giving way in the last 12 months
• chronic instability attributed to the original sprain injury
• age between 18-55

You may not qualify if…

• history of fracture or surgery in the affected ankle
• any other lower extremity musculoskeletal injury on the side of the involved ankle
• vestibular dysfunction or disorder
• history of balance dysfunction
• history of stroke or any other neurological pathology or disease
• history of ACL injury
• current participation in physical therapy or rehabilitation for the ankle injury
• evidence of CNS dysfunction

Where it is running

• Long Island University — Brooklyn, New York, United States

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