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Individuals with chronic ankle instability (CAI) display neuromuscular deficits such as altered control of posture and gait when compared with healthy controls. These deficits may be attributed to muscle inhibition occurring after a surrounding joint structure has been damaged. Functional electrical stimulation (FES) is the application of high-intensity intermittent electrical stimuli to generate muscle contractions that may overcome inhibition, and which is coupled with a functional task such as gait.

The current study aims to investigate the short and immediate effects of FES on gait parameters and postural control in subjects with CAI. Prior to intervention, treadmill gait will be evaluated using a motion analysis system, and postural control will be evaluated in a series of tests that measure balance, reaction time to ankle perturbation and stabilization ability after jump-landing. Then, a 20 minutes gait training with an FES device will be applied. Immediate effects of the training on gait parameters will be assessed. For medium-term effects evaluation, subjects will return for additional 7 training sessions (2 per week for 4 weeks), following by a complete measurements acquisition as prior to intervention. At six months follow-up, subjects will be contacted for collecting subjective outcomes.


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NCT number NCT04314960
Study type Interventional
Source Ariel University
Contact Uri Gottlieb, MSc
Phone +972542022767
Email urigott@gmail.com
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date June 23, 2020
Completion date June 2022

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