Effects of Proprioceptive Training on Neurofunctional Control and Ankle Sprains Incidence

NCT02739308 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: 436620
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 18
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of a 12-week proprioceptive training program on the neurofunctional control and the incidence of ankle sprains in fencing athletes. The study will be developed in six stages: familiarization, pre intervention, intervention, post intervention follow-up of three and six months. In the pre intervention stage will evaluate muscle strength inverters, everter, dorsal plantar flexors and ankle flexors through the isokinetic dynamometer; the reaction time of these muscles during Lunge Test; neuromuscular control during the Star Excursion Balance Test and performance in Drop Vertical Jump Test. In the intervention athletes will perform proprioceptive training for 12 weeks, three times a week, lasting 30 minutes. In the post intervention, the follow up of three to six months will be held the same pre intervention of the tests and recording the incidence of injuries occurred during the study. The expected result at the end of the study is to improve all variables, increasing the performance of athletes and decreasing the incidence of ankle sprains.

Conditions

Ankle Injuries

Keywords

proprioception; ankle sprain; fencing

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Onset muscle

  The muscular reaction time will be assessed by electromyography during Lunge Test.

  12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Muscle Strength

  12 weeks

• Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT)

  12 weeks

• Drop Vertical Jump Test (DVJT)

  12 weeks

• Cumberland Ankle Instability Tools (CAIT)

  12 weeks

• Injury questionnaire

  12 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Intervention: Proprioceptive Training

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention will be the implementation of a proprioceptive training program for the fencing athletes in the intervention group. In this study the training program will be developed for 12 weeks and will be applied during the heating of the athletes, three times a week and the duration of each session is 30 minutes. Each week will be chosen three of the 14 exercises adapted for fencing athletes, and preferably one of each category. The categories have exercises with different levels of difficulty and can change the exercises occur by different proposed levels or the complexity of the exercise by changing category. The training program will be implemented by the same evaluator over the 12 weeks.

Other: Proprioceptive Training

Control

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

The control group will not make the intervention and will continue with the usual training fencing.

Other: Control Group

Interventions

Proprioceptive Training OTHER

In this study the training program will be developed for 12 weeks and will be applied during the heating of the athletes , three times a week and the duration of each session is 30 minutes. Each week will be chosen three of the 14 exercises adapted for fencing athletes , and preferably one of each category.

Intervention: Proprioceptive Training

Control Group OTHER

The control group will not make the intervention and will continue with usual training fencing.

Control

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 14 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• practicing fencing at least a year
• have between 14 and 30 years.

You may not qualify if:

• be in physical therapy or participating in prevention programs
• have damage to lower limbs that compromise the tests

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul: lead

Study Sites (1)

Gabriela Souza de Vasconcelos

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90160181, Brazil

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Ankle Injuries

Interventions

Control Groups

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Leg Injuries; Wounds and Injuries

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Epidemiologic Research Design; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Research Design; Methods

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Physical Therapy and Student of Post Graduate of UFRGS

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 6, 2016
• First Posted: April 15, 2016
• Study Start: April 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2016
• Study Completion: April 1, 2016
• Last Updated: April 15, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-04

Locations

BR (1)