Comparing VR and Balance Exercises In Rehabilitation of Adolescent Athletes

Sport Injury Clinical Trial

Official title:

Virtual Reality Versus Biodex Balance Training In Adolescent Athletes With Chronic Ankle Instability.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04592900
• Other study ID #: P.T.REC/012/002877
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 1, 2018
• Est. completion date: October 1, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: March 2021
• Source: South Valley University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Ankle sprains are common injuries in active young people. Most of these injuries recovery quickly on their own, do not require imaging, and do better with early motion and rehabilitation. High ankle sprains and fractures are much less common but more serious. They may require imaging and more treatment.

Description:

Phases of rehabilitation for ankle sprain Phase I treatment involves resting and protecting the ankle to permit healing, to prevent further injury, and to control pain and swelling.

Phase II treatment begins once pain and swelling have subsided to the point where the athlete can comfortably bear weight and walk from place to place.

Virtual reality (VR) is a simulated experience that can be similar to or completely different from the real world. Applications of virtual reality can include entertainment (i.e. video games) and educational purposes (i.e. medical or military training). Other, distinct types of VR style technology include augmented reality and mixed reality.

Biodex Balance Training is one of the main tool that used to assess dynamic balance and dynamic limits of stability also it can used as training tool to improve the participant balance training

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 90
• Est. completion date: October 1, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: August 1, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 13 Years to 16 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Children will have sustained lateral ankle sprain (grade II).

2. Their age was ranging from 13-16 years

3. All children with stable medical and psychological status.

4. They will able to follow the verbal commands or instructions during testing.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Children with ankle or foot deformity

2. Unstable medical and psychological status.

3. Children not able to follow the verbal commands or instructions during testing

4. Children with any disorder affecting balance.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Athletic Injuries
• Sport Injury

Intervention

Other:
• balance exercising
selected physical therapy program strengthening the muscles of upper and lower limbs, balancing exercise, gait training in open environment,stretching for elbow flexors and forearms pronators,lower limb hip flexors and knee extensor and ankle dorsiflexors

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Nehad Ahmed Youness	Assiut

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
South Valley University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

References & Publications (5)

Arifin N, Abu Osman NA, Wan Abas WA. Intrarater test-retest reliability of static and dynamic stability indexes measurement using the Biodex Stability System during unilateral stance. J Appl Biomech. 2014 Apr;30(2):300-4. doi: 10.1123/jab.2013-0130. Epub 2013 Jul 20. — View Citation

Hootman JM, Dick R, Agel J. Epidemiology of collegiate injuries for 15 sports: summary and recommendations for injury prevention initiatives. J Athl Train. 2007 Apr-Jun;42(2):311-9. Review. — View Citation

Pommering TL, Kluchurosky L, Hall SL. Ankle and foot injuries in pediatric and adult athletes. Prim Care. 2005 Mar;32(1):133-61. Review. — View Citation

Waterman BR, Owens BD, Davey S, Zacchilli MA, Belmont PJ Jr. The epidemiology of ankle sprains in the United States. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2010 Oct 6;92(13):2279-84. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.I.01537. — View Citation

Williams MA, Soiza RL, Jenkinson AM, Stewart A. EXercising with Computers in Later Life (EXCELL) - pilot and feasibility study of the acceptability of the Nintendo® WiiFit in community-dwelling fallers. BMC Res Notes. 2010 Sep 13;3:238. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-3-238. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	dynamic balance test	antro-posterior stability index	antro-posterior stability index at day 0
Primary	dynamic balance test	antro-posterior stability index	antro-posterior stability index at day 90
Primary	dynamic balance test	medio-lateral stability index	medio-lateral stability index at day 0
Primary	dynamic balance test	medio-lateral stability index	medio-lateral stability index at day 90
Primary	dynamic balance test	overall stability index	overall stability index at day 0
Primary	dynamic balance test	overall stability index	overall stability index at day 90