Proprioception at the Healthy Ankle: The Effect of Taping and Dynamic Balance Exercise

ISRCTN	ISRCTN22274754
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN22274754
Secondary identifying numbers	N0207174694

Submission date: 29/09/2006
Registration date: 29/09/2006
Last edited: 14/02/2020

Recruitment status: No longer recruiting
Overall study status: Completed
Condition category: Musculoskeletal Diseases

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Ms Katy Clay
Scientific

Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust
Prescot Street
Liverpool
L78XP
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 (0)1517062760
Email	katy.clay@rlbuht.nhs.uk

Study information

Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design	Interventional
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)	Not specified
Study type	Not Specified
Scientific title	Proprioception at the Healthy Ankle: The Effect of Taping and Dynamic Balance Exercise
Study objectives	The principle aim of this study is to determine whether ankle taping improves dynamic ankle proprioception in healthy subjects using the Biodex stability system.
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Musculoskeletal Diseases
Intervention	The proposed study will be a repeated measures design. The participants will be tested as both members of control and test groups. The participants will be consented to the study and randomly allocated to either control or test trial. After initial one-off testing they will then return at a later date and be tested as a member of the other group. Blinding the participants is not possible as both subject and assessor will be aware of the use of tape. Testing will take place on the dominant leg. The Biodex stability system is a computerised force platform. It challenges an individual to maintain balance whilst standing on a moveable platform that tilts in all planes. The difficulty of the test is controlled electronically. Visual feedback is provided via a computer screen and a report is generated. Testing within the study will take place at two levels (one easy and one hard). Each test at each level will last for twenty seconds with two practice tests to negate learning effects. For the test group: Initially ankle joint range of movement will be measured and Biodex testing will take place. The dominant ankle will then be taped, followed by further measurement of ankle range of movement and Biodex testing. The participants will then undergo twenty minutes of balance exercise followed by a final measurement of ankle joint range of movement and Biodex testing. For the control group: Initially ankle joint range of movement will be measured and Biodex testing will take place. The participants will then rest for twenty minutes followed by further measurement of ankle range of movement and Biodex testing. The participants will then undergo twenty minutes of balance exercise followed by a final measurement of ankle joint range of movement and Biodex testing.
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure	Biodex stability system score
Secondary outcome measures	Not provided at time of registration
Overall study start date	05/01/2006
Completion date	01/04/2006

Eligibility

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Lower age limit	18 Years
Sex	Not Specified
Target number of participants	25 volunteers
Key inclusion criteria	1. Willing to consent 2. 18 to 40 years old 3. Full bilateral ankle movement
Key exclusion criteria	1. Consent not given 2. Any lower limb pathology 3. Visual acuity neurological deficit likely to affect balance
Date of first enrolment	05/01/2006
Date of final enrolment	01/04/2006

Locations

Countries of recruitment

England
United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust

Liverpool
L78XP
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Government

The Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 (0)20 7307 2622
Email	dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Website	http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en

Funders

Funder type

Government

Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals Trust (UK), NHS R&D Support Funding - no external funding

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination plan	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Book results	results	24/03/2009		No	No

Editorial Notes

14/02/2020: Publication reference added.