The Effect of Wii Fit Rehabilitation in Patients With Chronic Ankle Instability a Randomized Control Study

Instability, Joint Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Wii Fit Rehabilitation in Patients With Chronic Ankle Instability a Randomized Control Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05957965
• Other study ID #: clinical trial
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 1, 2023
• Est. completion date: November 2024

Study information

• Verified date: January 2024
• Source: Cairo University
• Contact: aya abd el hady abbas abd el hady, Bsc
• Phone: 0201095332663
• Email: aya.abdelhady[@]gmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the effect of Wii Fit rehabilitation on risk of fall, balance, and functional limitation, in patients with chronic ankle instability ,The main question it aims to answer is: Are there any effect of Wii Fit rehabilitation training on balance, functional limitation, and risk of falls in patients with chronic ankle instability? Participants will be asked to sign a written informed consent form before the study according to guidelines of ethical committee The first group control group: 30 patients will receive conventional physical therapy training only which consist of strengthening, proprioceptive exercises. The second group experimental group: 30 patients Wii Fit group will receive Wii Fit rehabilitation training and the same conventional exercise training.

Description:

Wii Fit is an effective virtual reality approach for balance training. This intervention requires less time per session compared to traditional physical therapy treatment. Moreover, it is user-friendly, engaging, cost-effective and can be delivered at home without the need for supervision by a trained rehabilitation professional. Given the growing popularity of the technological approach as Wii Fit intervention, it would be important for the rehabilitation field to replicate these findings as high quality randomized clinical trials with large sample size and equal distribution of males and females.Further researches are needed to assess the long term effect of Wii training in patients with functional ankle instability. A variety of exercise programs were used as an intervention for chronic ankle instability, and conservative treatment interventions including balance, proprioceptive, and muscle strengthening exercises are effective for patients with chronic ankle instability

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: November 2024
• Est. primary completion date: November 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Sixty patients, their age ranges between 18 to 60 years old.
• Patients of both gender (men and women)
• A history of at least one ankle sprain, with the initial sprain occurring more than 1-year before the study
• A feeling of ''giving way'' at least 2 episodes in the last 6 months before the study
• Experiencing a recurring sprain, which is defined as two or more sprains on the same ankle
• No history of ankle injury within the three months prior to participation, and no cognitive deficit
• Capability to perform the intervention or daily activities without an increase in pain
• Currently they are not participating in any other rehabilitation exercise programs
• No history of ankle surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subjects had balance deficits due to vestibular disorders, such as vertebro-basilar insufficiency and/or visual disorders
• Tumors in the area to be treated for the study
• pregnancy
• Any injury or surgery done in ankle joint, deformity at lower extremity
• Musculoskeletal condition like fracture, osteoporosis
• Neurological condition like parkinsonism disease, ataxia, stroke, muscular dystrophy, myasthenia gravis
• Cardiopulmonary conditions

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Instability, Joint
• Joint Instability

Intervention

Device:
• Wii fit
Nintendo Wii console (Nintendo Co., Ltd, Kyoto, Japan) is the main power unit of Nintendo Wii Fit. Its software includes an interactive video games that is played with a handheld, wireless remote that senses motion and requires the participant to mimic the action of their on - screen character. These games are played using a special Wii balance board in order to perform activities like yoga, balance and aerobics. The Wii remote is the primary controller for Nintendo's Wii console. The motion sensing capability is the main feature of it. It allows the user to interact with and manipulate items on screen via pointing.

Other:
• Strengthening, proprioceptive exercises.
-Strengthening exercise: Ankle Dorsiflexion and Plantar Flexion & inversion and eversion Strengthening with Exercise Bands -Proprioceptive exercise using wobble board

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Faculty of Physical Therapy Cairo University	Cairo

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cairo University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

References & Publications (14)

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Kim KJ, Heo M. Effects of virtual reality programs on balance in functional ankle instability. J Phys Ther Sci. 2015 Oct;27(10):3097-101. doi: 10.1589/jpts.27.3097. Epub 2015 Oct 30. — View Citation

Kim KJ, Jun HJ, Heo M. Effects of Nintendo Wii Fit Plus training on ankle strength with functional ankle instability. J Phys Ther Sci. 2015 Nov;27(11):3381-5. doi: 10.1589/jpts.27.3381. Epub 2015 Nov 30. — View Citation

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Punt IM, Armand S, Ziltener JL, Allet L. Effect of Wii Fit exercise therapy on gait parameters in ankle sprain patients: A randomized controlled trial. Gait Posture. 2017 Oct;58:52-58. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2017.06.284. Epub 2017 Jun 29. — View Citation

Seyedi M, Nobari H, Abbasi H, Khezri D, Oliveira R, Perez-Gomez J, Badicu G, Afonso J. Effect of Four Weeks of Home-Based Balance Training on the Performance in Individuals with Functional Ankle Instability: A Remote Online Study. Healthcare (Basel). 2021 Oct 23;9(11):1428. doi: 10.3390/healthcare9111428. — View Citation

Shashidharan, Srisha & Selvan, Vijay. Effects of Virtual Reality Based Training (VRBT) and Proprioceptive Training for Improving Dynamic Balance in Chronic Ankle Instability (CAI) Patients -A Comparative Study (2022).

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Risk of fall	will be assessed by the Arabic Version of the Falls Efficacy Scale questionnaire	"up to 8 weeks"
Primary	Balance	will be assessed by Biodex balance system (overall, Anterior posterior and mediolateral balance indices with opened eyes and closed eyes).	"up to 8 weeks"
Secondary	Functional limitation	will be assessed by Arabic version of the Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM). The FAAM consists of a 21-item Activities of Daily Living (ADL) scale and an 8- item Sports scale	"up to 8 weeks"