Multisegmented Foot Motion in Patients With Lateral Ankle Sprains and Chronic Ankle Instability
Status unconfirmed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Injuries, Ankle, Sprain of Foot
In brief
Lateral ankle sprains (LAS) and chronic ankle instability (CAI) are common musculoskeletal injuries that are a result of inversion injury during sport. The midfoot is frequently involved during inversion injury, is often overlooked during clinical examination, and maybe contributory to the development of CAI. The purpose of this study is to investigate multisegmented foot motion using a motion capture system, clinical joint physiological and accessory motion, and morphologic foot measurements in recreationally active men and women with and without a history of lateral ankle sprains and chronic ankle instability. Additionally, the effects of a joint mobilization intervention in patients with diminished multisegmented foot motion and intrinsic foot strengthening in healthy individuals will be investigated.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02697461
- Run by
- University of Virginia
- People needed
- 115
- Starts
- 2016-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2017-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-05-03
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 50. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Healthy participants
- Aged 18-50
- All subjects will be physically active: Participating in some form of physical activity for at least 20 min per day, three times per week.
- All subjects will have no history of ankle injury.
- LAS participants
- Aged 18-50
- All subjects with a history of ankle sprains, no lingering symptoms or disability, not actively receiving treatment for their ankle sprain
- All subjects will be physically active: Participating in some form of physical activity for at least 20 min per day, three times per week.
- CAI participants
- Aged 18-50
- CAI with a history of recurrent ankle sprains, with the first sprain occurring longer than 12 months ago. They will have lingering symptoms, and disability, but not actively receiving treatment for their CAI
- All subjects will be physically active: Participating in some form of physical activity for at least 20 min per day, three times per week.
You may not qualify if…
- Neurological or vestibular disorders affecting balance
- Currently seeking medical care for LAS/CAI
- History of prior ankle surgery
- History of ankle or foot fracture
- Diabetes mellitus
- Current self-reported disability due to lower extremity pathology that may adversely affect neuromuscular function
- Lumbosacral radiculopathy
- Soft tissue disorders including Marfan's syndrome and Ehlers-Dandros syndrome
- Absolute contraindications to manual therapy
- Pregnancy
Where it is running
- Exercise and Sports Injury Laboratory, University of Virginia — Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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