Clinical trial NCT04064502: Chronıc Ankle Instabılıty And Assocıated Factors
Official title: Chronıc Ankle Instabılıty And Assocıated Factors
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Chronic Ankle Instability
Keywords: Chronic Ankle Instability
Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool
Pain
Lead sponsor: Yeditepe University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Yeditepe University Hospital
First posted: 2019-08-22
Enrollment: 273
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 34
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: The cross-sectional study group consisted of 273 adult volunteers, ranging from 18-78 years old, who were recruited via social media to maximize outreach and insure a diverse target group.

Brief summary: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of chronic ankle instability using the Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool (CAIT) and investigate the independent associated factors. The data was collected from adult volunteers by questionnaire including sociodemographic information, general medical condition, history of orthopedic surgery, pain intensity, and the number of painful areas of the foot.

Detailed description: Chronic ankle instability (CAI) is a common condition encountered with persistent symptoms of giving way, pain, and weakness and recurrent risk, which may lead to functional insufficiency. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of chronic ankle instability using the Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool (CAIT) and investigate the independent associated factors.

The data was collected from adult volunteers by questionnaire including sociodemographic information, general medical condition, history of orthopedic surgery, pain intensity, and the number of painful areas of the foot. 273 adult volunteers participated in the study, through face to face or online. Subjects are classified as having CAI with a CAIT score ≤27.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* being volunteer
* volunteers above 18 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

* history of acute ankle sprain
* acute ankle fracture
* receiving/having received physiotherapy and rehabilitation programs for foot and ankle problems
* within the last 6 months,history of foot, ankle, and/or knee surgery
* neuromuscular disorders
* disorders affecting balance
* diabetes mellitus complications

Primary outcomes:
measure: chronic ankle instability
timeFrame: 6 months
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Uğur Şaylı
Study officials:
affiliation: Yeditepe University Hospital
name: Uğur Şaylı, MD, Prof.
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: editepe University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Deparment of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
name: Şule Demirbaş, Asst.Prof.
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Yeditepe University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Deparment of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
name: Feryal Subaşı, PT, Prof.
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Yeditepe University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Deparment of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
name: Ebru Akbuğa, MSc, PT
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Yeditepe University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Deparment of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
name: Elif Tuğçe Çil, MSc, PT
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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