Auditory biofeedback gait training for chronic ankle instability

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This randomized controlled trial will assign physically active adults with chronic ankle instability to a six-week gait training program using auditory biofeedback or to a control condition. Participants will complete 12 supervised sessions over six weeks involving walking, ruck marching, and running, with biomechanical and clinical testing before and after the intervention. Primary outcomes include lower-extremity biomechanics, talar cartilage deformation, frequency of giving-way episodes, and patient-reported symptom severity. The protocol is designed to detect short- and longer-term changes in movement patterns and ankle joint health.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Physically active adults (defined as participants reporting a score of =4 on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Activity Instrument and indicating they can run for at least 20 consecutive minutes)
* History of ankle sprain
* 2 episodes of "giving way" in the past 6-months
* must answer "yes" to =5 questions on the Ankle Instability Instrument (AII) and =11 on the Identification of Functional Ankle Instability (IdFAI)

Exclusion Criteria:

* an ankle sprain in the previous four weeks or lower extremity neuromusculoskeletal injury other than to the ankle in the last 12 months
* history of surgery in the lower extremity
* fracture to the lower extremity in the past 12 months or a fracture that required open-reduction internal fixation
* history of neurological disease, vestibular or visual disturbance or any other pathology that would impair sensorimotor performance or gait
* current participation in a formal ankle joint rehabilitation program
* a concussion in the last 12 months
* report a cardiovascular, metabolic, or renal disease, or signs and symptoms that suggest such condition or have been told by a medical provider not to engage in vigorous physical activity (such as running).

Where it's running

• University of Kentucky
  Lexington, Kentucky, United States Recruiting
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Not yet recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Danielle M Torp, PhD, ATC
• Email: danielle.torp@uky.edu
• Phone: 18593239835

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.