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WBV and Acute Lateral Ankle Sprain

NCT01702597 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2012-10-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this bicentric, biphasic, randomized, controlled study is to compare of the current gold standard functional treatment to functional treatment plus WBV in patients with acute unilateral unstable inversion ankle sprains over a period of 12 months

Conditions

  • Postural Control
  • Subjective Instablity

Interventions

DEVICE

Whole body vibration (Galileo® Med M Plus, Novotec, Pforzheim, Germany)

Patients will train on a WBV platform, following a standardized protocol, aiming at improving strength, endurance and proprioception of both legs.

OTHER

Physiotherapy

Patients will receive a standardized physical therapy.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medical University Innsbruck

    collaborator OTHER

  • Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Matthias Schieker, Prof. · Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-10-31
Primary Completion
2013-04-30
Completion
2014-04-30

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