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Biomechanics and Intrinsic Foot Muscle Roles in Subjects With Chronic Ankle Instability

NCT05815576 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 72

Last updated 2025-09-02

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Summary

The current study involves a prospective interventional study that primarily intends to compare foot joint loadings of participants with chronic ankle instability (CAI) with those of subjects who recovered after an ankle sprain (LAS copers) and healthy controls during running and more challenging tasks. This study further aims to explore the impact of foot muscle properties and fatigue on the same biomechanical outcomes. Therefore, the investigators will recruit 72 participants (24 per group) aged from 18 to 44 years. Each of them will come only once to the CMAL laboratory (UZ Leuven, Pellenberg).

Conditions

  • Chronic Ankle Instability
  • Lateral Ankle Sprain

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Intrinsic foot muscle fatigue

Electrostimulation will be delivered through electrodes placed on the abductor hallucis (NOT invasive). The investigators plan 4 sets of 4 minutes of repeated contractions (electrostimulation + voluntary contraction).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • UZ Leuven, campus Pellenberg (Belgium)

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Université Catholique de Louvain

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kevin Deschamps · Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Group, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven

  • Christine Detrembleur · Neuro Musculo Skeletal Lab (NMSK), IREC, SSS, UCLouvain

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
44 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-02-03
Primary Completion
2025-02-17
Completion
2025-02-17

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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