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Comparison of the Effects of Hip and Ankle Focused Progressive Exercise Training on Lower Extremity Function in Athletes With Chronic Ankle Instability

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - 40 YearsAllHacettepe University
NCT07319403 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Chronic ankle instability refers to a combination of persistent mechanical and functional instability symptoms following an ankle sprain. Along with these symptoms, decreased proprioception, reduced neuromuscular control, poor postural control, limited dorsiflexion range of motion, decreased ankle strength, and altered lower-extremity biomechanics during functional activities are also observed. In addition, individuals with chronic ankle instability have been shown to exhibit limitations in energy transfer across the lower extremity. These symptoms may hinder patients' physical activity levels and athletic performance and negatively affect their quality of life. Since the lower extremity functions as a unit, changes in adaptive strategies at the ankle can lead to kinematic alterations in proximal joints. Although the instability originates at the ankle, higher-level joints are also affec

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: Professional athletes aged between 18 and 40 years Participation in sports for at least 3 years History of at least one lateral ankle sprain that occurred at least 12 months prior to enrollment At least two episodes of perceived ankle "giving way" and/or at least two recurrent lateral ankle sprains within the past 6 months, and/or a subjective feeling of ankle instability on the injured side Exclusion Criteria: History of lower extremity surgery History of fracture involving the lower extremity Any lower extremity injury within the past 3 months that limited physical activity for more than one day
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What it tests

  • Gluteus Medius
  • Gluteus Maximus
  • Control
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Where

1 site
Hacettepe University
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
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