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

NCT03507803 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2018-05-16

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Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Ankle Sprains
  • Ankle Injuries

Interventions

OTHER

Gait Biofeedback

Feedback will appear on screen in front of participants during walking. If their foot is too inverted (determined by researcher) the object on the screen will turn red and an audio tone will be heard. If the participant corrects the foot position, the object will turn green and the audio tone will not be heard.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Virginia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jay N Hertel, PhD · University of Virginia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
30 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-02-15
Primary Completion
2019-03-31
Completion
2020-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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