Effects of Gait Biofeedback and Impairment-based Rehabilitation in Individuals With Chronic Ankle Instability

Status unconfirmed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Ankle Sprains, Ankle Injuries

In brief

Individuals with chronic ankle instability (CAI) have demonstrated altered gait patterns. Gait training may be necessary to address these alterations as protocols focusing solely on strength or balance have not been shown to impact walking gait. Biofeedback about the foot position during walking may help improve gait biomechanics. The purpose is to determine whether a 4-week rehabilitation program that includes biofeedback has beneficial effects on self-reported function and ankle gait kinematics compared to rehabilitation alone in people with CAI. The design is a single-blinded randomized controlled trial. Participants will complete baseline self-reported function questionnaires and walking gait trials and then be randomized to complete 4- weeks of supervised rehabilitation with or without audiovisual biofeedback. Follow up emails will ask for participant information about ankle health and to complete questionnaires about their ankle for 6 months and 12 months after completing rehabilitation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03507803

Run by

University of Virginia

People needed

60

Starts

2018-02-15

Expected to finish

2020-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-05-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 30. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• >1 Ankle Sprain (>12 months prior)
• Physically active (>1.5 hr/week)
• > 10 on Identification of Functional Ankle Instability (IdFAI)
• < 90 Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM) Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
• < 85 FAAM Sport

You may not qualify if…

• Hx of LE fracture
• Hx of LE surgery
• Hx of ankle sprain within last 6 weeks
• Participating in physical therapy for ankle
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Marfan's Syndrome
• Lumbosacral Radiculopathy
• Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Pregnant (self-reported)
• Unable to provide informed consent

Where it is running

• University of Virginia — Charlottesville, Virginia, United States (enrolling)

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