Trial reportBMC musculoskeletal disorders2013
Study protocol: the effect of whole body vibration on acute unilateral unstable lateral ankle sprain- a biphasic randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01702597 (The Effect of Whole Body Vibration and Acute Unilateral Unstable Lateral Ankle Sprain - A Biphasic Randomized Controlled Trial -), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The Effect of Whole Body Vibration and Acute Unilateral Unstable Lateral Ankle Sprain - A Biphasic Randomized Controlled Trial -
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Criteria-Based Return to Sport Decision-Making Following Lateral Ankle Sprain Injury: a Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2019Pooled it
- Effects of Ankle Stabilization Exercises Using Sonic Balance Pad on Proprioception and Balance in Subjects with Ankle Instability.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Effects of Whole-Body Vibration and Balance Training on Female Athletes with Chronic Ankle Instability.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- The preliminary effect of whole-body vibration intervention on improving the skeletal muscle mass index, physical fitness, and quality of life among older people with sarcopenia.BMC geriatrics · 2018Article
- Whole body vibration exercises and the improvement of the flexibility in patient with metabolic syndrome.Rehabilitation research and practice · 2014Review
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundAnkle sprains often result in ankle instability, which is most likely caused by damage to passive structures and neuromuscular impairment. Whole body vibration (WBV) is a neuromuscular training method improving those impaired neurologic parameters. The aim of this study is to compare the current gold standard functional treatment to functional treatment plus WBV in patients with acute unilateral unstable inversion ankle sprains. METHODS/
design60 patients, aged 18-40 years, presenting with an isolated, unilateral, acute unstable inversion ankle sprain will be included in this bicentric, biphasic, randomized controlled trial. Samples will be randomized by envelope drawing. All patients will be allowed early mobilization and pain-dependent weight bearing, limited functional immobilization by orthosis, PRICE, NSARDs as well as home and supervised physiotherapy. Supervised physical therapy will take place twice a week, for 30 minutes for a period of 6 weeks, following a standardized intervention protocol. During supervised physical therapy, the intervention group will perform exercises similar to those of the control group, on a side-alternating sinusoidal vibration platform. Two time-dependent primary outcome parameters will be assessed: short-term outcome after six weeks will be postural control quantified by the sway index; mid-term outcome after one year will be assessed by subjective instability, defined by the presence of giving-way attacks. Secondary outcome parameters include: return to pre-injury level of activities, residual pain, recurrence, objective instability, energy/coordination, Foot and Ankle Disability Index and EQ 5D. DISCUSSION: This is the first trial investigating the effects of WBV in patients with acute soft tissue injury. Inversion ankle sprains often result in ankle instability, which is most likely due to damage of neurological structures. Due to its unique, frequency dependent, influence on various neuromuscular parameters, WBV is a promising treatment method for patients with acute unstable inversion ankle sprains.
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