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The Effects of Unilateral Balance Training Among Athletes With Chronic Ankle Instability

NCT04139044 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 28

Last updated 2020-10-22

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Summary

The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of a 4-week, unilateral balance exercise training program on bilateral balance and explosive power in athletes with chronic ankle instability. The participants were randomly divided into Stable Ankle Training Group (SG) (n=9), Unstable Ankle Training Group (UG) (n=9) and control group (CG) (n=10). The balance exercise training program was administered for only the stable ankle of athletes in SG and only the unstable ankle of athletes in UG, twice a week and for a 4-week duration.

Conditions

  • Ankle Injuries
  • Ankle Sprains

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Balance Exercise Training for Stable Ankle

Balance and hop stabilization exercises were administered for 30 minutes of each exercise session.

PROCEDURE

Balance Exercise Training for Unstable Ankle

Balance and hop stabilization exercises were administered for 30 minutes of each exercise session.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Yeditepe University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ayça Yağcıoğlu, MSc · Yeditepe University, Health Sciences Faculty, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

  • Gökhan Metin, Professor · Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine, Sports Medicine

  • Feryal Subaşı, Professor · Yeditepe University, Health Sciences Faculty, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-02-18
Primary Completion
2019-11-14
Completion
2019-12-18

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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