Changes in Dynamic q Angle in Patients With Chronic Ankle Instability

NCT06188416 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: P.T.REC/012/004802
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 104
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study investigates the difference in dynamic Q-angle of patients with chronic ankle instability and those without.

Conditions

Ankle Sprain Strain

Keywords

Kinetic chain; Ankle instability; Q-angle

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Dynamic Q-angle

  Using dynamic knee valgus through the measurement of frontal plane projection angle

  6 months

Study Arms (2)

Cases with CAI

Cases that reported previous experience of chronic ankle instability

Cases without CAI

Cases that did not report any previous experience of chronic ankle instability

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

The participants from both genders aged between 18 and 30 years will be divided into 2 groups: a study group and a control group. The study group consists of 52 participants with chronic ankle instability, and the control group consists of 52 participants without chronic ankle instability, normal participants with no musculoskeletal disorders or history of knee disease and no obvious limb length discrepancy.

You may qualify if:

• Subjects aged between 18 and 30 years.
• Subjects with a history of LAS for at least one year before the study onset, that required at least 1-day weight-bearing restriction.
• Subjects with a self-reported tendency of ≥2 giving way episodes during 6 months before enrollment in the study.
• Subjects with a perception that the injured ankle was chronically weaker, more painful, and/or less functional than the contralateral ankle before the first LAS.
• Subjects who scored less than 24 in the Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool (CAIT), a validated ankle instability specific questionnaire of 9 items, to determine if functional ankle instability is present.

You may not qualify if:

• Subjects who had bilateral LAS
• Subjects with a history of lower extremity injury, fracture, or surgery
• Subjects who participated in supervised or unsupervised ankle rehabilitation within a year before enrollment in the study
• Subjects with LAS within 3 months before participation
• Subjects with a history of knee pain during the last 6 months.
• Subjects diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University

Dokki, Giza Governorate, 12613, Egypt

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Demonstrator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 18, 2023
• First Posted: January 3, 2024
• Study Start: October 7, 2023
• Primary Completion: November 26, 2023
• Study Completion: December 3, 2023
• Last Updated: January 3, 2024

Record last verified: 2023-12

Locations

EG (1)