Effects of an Exercice Program of 4-w for the Improvement of Functional Ankle Instability in Basketball Players

NCT07817342 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 4_24_EPE4SJBIFT
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 24
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Objective: to investigate the effects of a four weeks exercise program for the improvement of the ankle range of movement, balance, strength and subjective symptomps in young basketball player with functional ankle instability. PICO: Is a four weeks exercise program effective to improve ankle range of motion, balance, strenght and subjective symtomps in young basketball players with functional ankle instability?

Conditions

Functional Ankle Instability

Keywords

Therapeutic exercise; Functional ankle instability; Physiotherapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• Toe-to-wall distance

  It is an indirect measure of the ankle dorsiflexion. The assessor record the distance (cm) between the big toe and the while maintaining contact between the knee and wall without lifting the heel with a measuring tape.

  Preintervention, inmediately post-intervention and at four weeks post-intervention.

• Postero-medial Star Excursion Balance Test.

  The assessor measure the postero-medial distance (cm) of the Star Excursion Balance Test with a measuring tape.

  Preintervention, inmediately post-intervention and at four weeks post-intervention.

• Postero-lateral Star Excursion Balance Test

  The assessor measure the postero-lateral distance (cm) of the Star Excursion Balance Test with a measuring tape.

  Preintervention, inmediately post-intervention and at four weeks post-intervention.

• Anterior Star Excursion Balance Test

  The assessor measure the anterior distance (cm) of the Star Excursion Balance Test with a measuring tape.

  Preintervention, inmediately post-intervention and at four weeks post-intervention.

• Cumberlan Ankle Instability Tool

  Score of the Spanish version of the Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool (CAIT-Sv). It is a self-administer questionnaire to assess the severity of chronic ankle instability. It is scored from 0 to 30 with higher score indicating better ankle functionality.

  Preintervention, inmediately post-intervention and at four weeks post-intervention.

• Heel-rise test

  The number of times the subject can raise the heel in single-leg support is counted.

  Preintervention, inmediately post-intervention and at four weeks post-intervention.

Study Arms (2)

Experimental

OTHER

Therapeutic exercices and regular training

Other: Therapeutic exercise; Other: Regular training

Control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Regular training alone

Other: Regular training

Interventions

Therapeutic exercise OTHER

A three per week sessions of therapeutic exercise program during four weeks including movility, strength, motor control and plyometric exercises. This program was made simultaneously to the regular training of the basketball team.

Experimental

Regular training OTHER

Regular training program of the basketball team.

Control; Experimental

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 16 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Male basketball players with at least 6 training sesion for week.
• Aged 16-25 years old.
• At least one ankle sprain that caused unloading of support of the affected lower limb for more than one day.
• A history of recurrent akle spraints and/or giving way sensations.
• A score higest of 11 points in the Spanish version of the IdFAI.

You may not qualify if:

• History of musculoskeletal surgery in any region of lower limb.
• History of fractures in the ankle region, having required surgery or not.
• Acute ankle sprain in the 6 weeks prior to the start of the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• CEU San Pablo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Club Zentro Basket Madrid

Madrid, Madrid, 28029, Spain

Location

Related Publications (6)

• Rodriguez-Fernandez AL, Rebollo-Roldan J, Jimenez-Rejano JJ, Gueita-Rodriguez J. Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool. Disabil Rehabil. 2015;37(20):1888-94. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2014.984879. Epub 2015 Jul 9.

  PMID: 26292174 BACKGROUND

• Hebert-Losier K, Wessman C, Alricsson M, Svantesson U. Updated reliability and normative values for the standing heel-rise test in healthy adults. Physiotherapy. 2017 Dec;103(4):446-452. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2017.03.002. Epub 2017 Mar 21.

  PMID: 28886865 BACKGROUND

• Plisky PJ, Rauh MJ, Kaminski TW, Underwood FB. Star Excursion Balance Test as a predictor of lower extremity injury in high school basketball players. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2006 Dec;36(12):911-9. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2006.2244.

  PMID: 17193868 BACKGROUND

• Konor MM, Morton S, Eckerson JM, Grindstaff TL. Reliability of three measures of ankle dorsiflexion range of motion. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2012 Jun;7(3):279-87.

  PMID: 22666642 BACKGROUND

• Simon J, Donahue M, Docherty C. Development of the Identification of Functional Ankle Instability (IdFAI). Foot Ankle Int. 2012 Sep;33(9):755-63. doi: 10.3113/FAI.2012.0755.

  PMID: 22995264 BACKGROUND

• Gribble PA, Delahunt E, Bleakley CM, Caulfield B, Docherty CL, Fong DT, Fourchet F, Hertel J, Hiller CE, Kaminski TW, McKeon PO, Refshauge KM, van der Wees P, Vicenzino W, Wikstrom EA. Selection criteria for patients with chronic ankle instability in controlled research: a position statement of the International Ankle Consortium. J Athl Train. 2014 Jan-Feb;49(1):121-7. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-49.1.14. Epub 2013 Dec 30.

  PMID: 24377963 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Exercise Therapy

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Rehabilitation; Aftercare; Continuity of Patient Care; Patient Care; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities

Study Officials

• Angel L Rodriguez-Fernandez, PT PhD

  San Pablo CEU University

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: Intervention 1 (Experimental group): a progressive exercise program directed to improve movility, motor control, strength and plyometry. This program was made 3 times a week for four weeks and added to the regular training program. Intervention 2 (control group): This group only made the regular training program of the basketball team.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 27, 2024
• First Posted: September 14, 2026
• Study Start: November 3, 2023
• Primary Completion: January 10, 2024
• Study Completion: January 10, 2024
• Last Updated: September 14, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

ES (1)