Thinking while moving affects volleyball players with ankle instability
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This study looks at how doing a thinking task while moving affects balance and performance in volleyball players with and without chronic ankle instability. It may help understand how attention impacts ankle stability during sport.
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Who can take part
- You have been playing volleyball for at least 5 years.
- You have chronic ankle instability (frequent sprains or feeling the ankle gives way), or you have a stable ankle and play volleyball regularly.
- If you have chronic ankle instability, your first sprain was at least a year ago and your most recent sprain was at least 3 months ago.
- You have not had surgery on your ankle or leg.
- You have no recent (last 6 months) muscle, bone, or joint injury to your leg or foot other than ankle sprains.
- You do not have heart, nerve, or joint disease that could affect the results.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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