Effectiveness of Motor Imagery Techniques in the Management of Acute Lateral Ankle Sprains in Soccer Players

NCT06464796 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: REC/01823 Muhammad Ismail Khan
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 38
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

To determine the effects of motor imagery techniques on pain, proprioception, instability and strength in acute lateral ankle sprains in soccer players

Conditions

Ankle Sprains

Keywords

ankle sprains; motor imagery; acute sprians

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Visual Analogue Scale

  A Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) is an instrument which evaluates that tries to measure a characteristic or attitude that is believed to range across a continuum of values and cannot easily be directly measured

  3 weeks

• Cumberland Ankle Instability Test questionnaire

  Cumberland Ankle Instability Test questionnaire (CAIT) is a 9-items and 30-points scale, to determine the FAI severity

  3 weeks

• Star Excursion Proprioception Test

  The SEBT is a valid test that needs participants with maximum strength, Plibility, and proprioception. The objective is to sustain stance on single leg while reaching as far as possible with the opposite leg

  3 weeks

• Manual Muscle Testing

  Muscle testing is an important examination tool to assess diminishment and shortfall in muscle performance, including strength, power, or endurance

  3 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Motor Imagery Techniques

EXPERIMENTAL

1. Motor imagery Techniques 2. Conventional Therapy

Other: Motor Imagery Techniques

Conventional Exercise Therapy

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

1. Exercises 2. Conventional Therapy

Other: Conventional Exercise Therapy

Interventions

Motor Imagery Techniques OTHER

* Play a video of person doing a toe-raise exercise where carrying a big barbell on his shoulders. * The individual in the video proceeded from a neutral upright position to a tiptoe standing while loud a heavy barbell; the plantar-flexors are used in this workout. * The members were said to imagine engaging their ankle flexor muscles in an effort to generate ankle flexion. Both limbs were used during the 10-second imaginary contraction, which was tailed by a 10-second rest. Subsequently five repetitions of the contraction, there was a 30 second pause. Two-minutes of rest were interspersed between five-sets of five-contractions. Fifty imaginary contractions in total.

Motor Imagery Techniques

Conventional Exercise Therapy OTHER

1. ROM drills for pronation, flexion and extension. 2. Ankle strengthening trainings include stand-up on tiptoe, walking on toe-tip, hopping on single foot, and resistance exercise with a latex elastic band. 3. Proprioceptive exercise include the following exercises: (a) sit on a proprioception board and move the injured limb in a round motion; (b) stand-up with both legs on the board while performing both eyes open and closed; (c) standing with single leg on the board while performing both eyes open; and (d) exercises on a mini-tramp (stand-up on double legs, single leg stances, hops on both left and right legs and on single leg). 4. Strengthening of the muscles of ankle completed with flexible bands at moderate Intensities. 5. Training on a stationary bicycle. 6. lunges forward into a wall. 7. Steps up and down on the transverse or sagittal plane.

Conventional Exercise Therapy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Active Male football player.
• Age among 18-30 years.
• Football players who had recent lateral ankle sprain allocation accomplished within 72 hours after the sprain.
• Participant had at least one of these symptoms: pain, inflammation, contusion or unable to perform physical activities for more than a day.
• Football players with a history of acute ankle sprains and a self-declared feeling of instability with a Cumberland ankle instability tool score of \<27.
• Players who were referred by Rheumatologist/Sports Physiatrist.

You may not qualify if:

• Ankle sprain related with lower extremity fracture.
• Other lower extremity injuries.
• Neurological/ Claudication or vascular abnormalities

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Riphah International University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hayatabad Sports Complex

Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 25124, Pakistan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Ankle Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Leg Injuries; Wounds and Injuries

Study Officials

• Waqar Ahmed Awan, PhD

  Riphah International University

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 13, 2024
• First Posted: June 18, 2024
• Study Start: November 14, 2023
• Primary Completion: June 4, 2024
• Study Completion: June 4, 2024
• Last Updated: June 18, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)