Smartphone for Assessing Balance in Patients With Ankle Instability
NCT ID: NCT03598985
Last Updated: 2019-10-23
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COMPLETED
67 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2018-07-23
2019-05-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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With advances in technology, smartphone has been introduced as an assessment tool for the musculoskeletal system. For example, it was used in assessment of ROM and mobility in stroke patients and frail elderly conditions. Further, it was used to assess balance and falling risk in those population. In addition, it was used to assess balance in healthy and participants with chronic ankle sprain. These studies proved that smartphone is a valid and reliable tool that is light in weight and inexpensive. Yet, these studies have some methodological concerns. For example, the application was not validated against gold standard or was validated only in healthy volunteers rather than in patients with musculoskeletal dysfunction. Further, a few of these studies did not establish the application discriminative validity between patients and healthy controls. Thus, this study will try to answer the following question: "Is smartphone application a valid and reliable tool to assess balance in patients with CAI compared to gold standards?
Conditions
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Study Design
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CASE_CONTROL
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Study Groups
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Patients with CAI
Patients referred with a confirmed diagnosis of CAI, with a Cumberland Ankle Instability tool score lower than 27 points. Patients should have had a recurrent sprain within the previous year.
Patients will have their balance assessed using the "Myankle" smartphone application simultaneously with Biodex balance system assessment.
Smartphone "MyAnkle" balance application
Balance will be assessed simultaneously using "MyAnkle" application and the Biodex balance system. The smartphone will be fixed to the middle of the shin with an armband. Participants will assume a single leg stance on each side under two conditions: eyes opened and closed. Testing will be done at three levels of difficulty; least difficult (level 8), moderate (level 6) and severe difficult (level 4). A conditioning trial for each level will be given for 30 seconds. Further, a 2-minute rest between tests will be given. During the testing, participants should not touch the ground or stance limb by other limb nor to grasp the handrail. Participants will repeat the same testing in two separate sessions, with one-week interval in between.
Healthy participants
Healthy participants who are not complaining of pain and have not be exposed to trauma, injury or undergone surgery for the lower quadrant of the body.
Participants will have their balance assessed using the "MyAnkle" smartphone application simultaneously with Biodex balance system assessment.
Smartphone "MyAnkle" balance application
Balance will be assessed simultaneously using "MyAnkle" application and the Biodex balance system. The smartphone will be fixed to the middle of the shin with an armband. Participants will assume a single leg stance on each side under two conditions: eyes opened and closed. Testing will be done at three levels of difficulty; least difficult (level 8), moderate (level 6) and severe difficult (level 4). A conditioning trial for each level will be given for 30 seconds. Further, a 2-minute rest between tests will be given. During the testing, participants should not touch the ground or stance limb by other limb nor to grasp the handrail. Participants will repeat the same testing in two separate sessions, with one-week interval in between.
Interventions
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Smartphone "MyAnkle" balance application
Balance will be assessed simultaneously using "MyAnkle" application and the Biodex balance system. The smartphone will be fixed to the middle of the shin with an armband. Participants will assume a single leg stance on each side under two conditions: eyes opened and closed. Testing will be done at three levels of difficulty; least difficult (level 8), moderate (level 6) and severe difficult (level 4). A conditioning trial for each level will be given for 30 seconds. Further, a 2-minute rest between tests will be given. During the testing, participants should not touch the ground or stance limb by other limb nor to grasp the handrail. Participants will repeat the same testing in two separate sessions, with one-week interval in between.
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Referred with a confirmed diagnosis of CAI, with a Cumberland Ankle Instability tool score lower than 27 points.
3. Had a recurrent sprain within the previous year.
Exclusion Criteria
2. History of ankle fracture or any other lower limb fracture in the past 2 years.
3. History of lower limb injury 3 months prior to study.
4. Presence of problems that affect balance performance as visual or vestibular deficits, neurologic disease, or cerebral concussions during the past 3 months.
5. Being currently enrolled in a balance training rehabilitation program.
6. Weakness of lower limb musculatures or trunk upon screening muscle testing by the investigator.
18 Years
35 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Cairo University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Aliaa Rehan Youssef
assistant professor
Principal Investigators
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Aliaa Rehan Youssef, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Cairo University, Faculty of Physical Therapy
Locations
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Faculty of Physical therapy, Cairo University
Giza, , Egypt
Countries
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References
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