The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a proprioceptive balance board training programme for the prevention of recurrent acute lateral ankle sprains

ISRCTN ISRCTN34177180
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN34177180
Secondary identifying numbers NTR579
Submission date
08/03/2006
Registration date
08/03/2006
Last edited
12/08/2010
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr M. Hupperets
Scientific

Vrije University Medical Centre
EMGO-Institute
Van der Boechorststraat 7
Amsterdam
1081 BT
Netherlands

Email m.hupperets@vumc.nl

Study information

Study designRandomised active controlled parallel group trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific title
Study acronym2BFit
Study objectivesAn unsupervised proprioceptive balance board training programme that is applied after the usual care of individual athletes who have sustained an acute sports-related lateral ankle ligament injury is effective for the prevention of ankle sprain recurrences.
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedAcute ankle sprain
InterventionAll subjects will be treated by means of ‘usual care’ of their own choice. After treatment subjects of the intervention group will receive the intervention programme consisting of a 8-week proprioceptive balance board training programme.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureIncidence of ankle sprain recurrences.
Secondary outcome measures1. Costs associated with ankle sprain recurrences
2. Compliance with the intervention programme
Overall study start date01/08/2006
Completion date01/08/2009

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexBoth
Target number of participants1052
Key inclusion criteriaAthletes visiting the emergency room due to a sports related acute ankle sprain.
Key exclusion criteriaDoes not meet the inclusion criteria
Date of first enrolment01/08/2006
Date of final enrolment01/08/2009

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Netherlands

Study participating centre

Vrije University Medical Centre
Amsterdam
1081 BT
Netherlands

Sponsor information

Vrije University Medical Centre (VUMC) (Netherlands)
Hospital/treatment centre

EMGO Institute
Van der Boechorststraat 7
Amsterdam
1081 BT
Netherlands

Phone +31 (0)20 444 8180
Email emgo@vumc.nl
Website http://www.vumc.nl/
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Funders

Funder type

Research organisation

The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) (Netherlands)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 09/07/2009 Yes No
Results article results 01/11/2010 Yes No