Enrolling by invitation NCT07338825
Prevalence of Functional Ankle Instability Among Professional Egyptian Players: a Cross-sectional Study
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Ankle Instability. Basic parameters: 8 years — 35 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Egypt
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
To investigate the prevalence of functional ankle instability among professional Egyptian soccer players
Primary outcome measures
- Prevalence of functional ankle instability among professional Egyptian soccer players [Time frame: 4 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- 1\. Three Hundred Soccer players from both genders aged between 8-35 years old including junior teams (8-12 years old), Youth (13-20 years old) and Senior teams (21,>21 years old).
2\. Players have BMI 18-25 (kg/m²). 3. Players are registered in the Egyptian Soccer Association
Exclusion criteria
- 1- Systematic pathology that affects balance, reflexes, or muscle strength 2- Lower limb fractures in the 2 years preceding the study 3- Surgery on one of the ankles 4- Structural malalignments 5- Plantar Fasciitis
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
Study locations
Egypt · 1 center
- Cairo university — Cairo
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07338825 · P.T.REC/012/006046