Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
90 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2010-03-31
2015-04-30
Brief Summary
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Prospective studies demonstrated that athletes with a ankle sprain have a twofold risk of re-injury during the first year after the trauma, and in half of patients with an ankle sprain recurrence this could lead to instability or chronic pain of the ankle.
The Wii Balance Board ® is a tool that is increasingly used in the field of health. In some hospitals, therapists are beginning to use it for the rehabilitation of patients after surgery, fractures or strokes.
Patients are asked to complete their physical therapy session by practicing "sports" via video games such as skiing, bowling or hula hoop. Currently, there are no randomized controlled studies that publish on the effectiveness of this tool. Recently, a study investigated the efficacy of the Wii Balance Board ® to improve balance, strength, joint mobility and level of physical activity. After 10 weeks of training, people an increased strength and balance was found. However, these results still require statistical confirmation. Thus this objectives of this study are
* To assess the efficacy of exercise training with the Wii Balance Board ® Platform
* To evaluate the effectiveness of physical therapy (based on current guidelines)
* To compare these two types of care (conventional physiotherapy versus Wii) to a control group (non-treatment).
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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No treatment
No interventions assigned to this group
Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy
These patients have a standardized conventional therapy (i.e. 9 sessions of physical therapy over 6 weeks)
Wii Balance group
Wii Balance Board
These patients get an instruction about how to install and use the Wii Balance Board ®. After the instruction they get the equipment for 6 weeks.
Interventions
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Physical Therapy
These patients have a standardized conventional therapy (i.e. 9 sessions of physical therapy over 6 weeks)
Wii Balance Board
These patients get an instruction about how to install and use the Wii Balance Board ®. After the instruction they get the equipment for 6 weeks.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* They have other neurological or orthopedic disorders
* If taking medications (other than analgesics +/- NSAIDs prescribed during a sprain) that may influence the measurements.
* The patients with recurrent sprain of the ankle which was less than 12 months or who require surgery were also excluded.
18 Years
64 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University Hospital, Geneva
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Lara Allet
Principle investigator
Locations
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University Hospitals Geneva
Geneva, , Switzerland
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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09_116
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id