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Neurocognitive Ankle Training for Instability to Optimize Neuromusculoskeletal Outcomes (NATION)
Sponsor: Womack Army Medical Center
Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of a novel ankle rehabilitation protocol on improving clinical and health outcomes in physically active individuals with chronic ankle instability (CAI). Our central hypothesis is NATION, a novel rehabilitation intervention that includes neurocognitive tasks, will improve overall health and function, and reduce lower extremity musculoskeletal injury in physically active individuals with CAI.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 44 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
180
Start Date
2025-09-01
Completion Date
2027-06-14
Last Updated
2025-04-04
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Neurocognitive Ankle Training for Instablity to Optimize Neuromusculoskeletal outcomes (NATION)
The NATION rehabilitation protocol will serve as the true intervention group. NATION is a 6-week evidence-based chronic ankle instability (CAI) rehabilitation protocol that incorporates neurocognitive exercises. Participants will complete up to 18 unsupervised home sessions and up to 12 supervised sessions. Treatment volume and exercises may vary based on participant progress and study team member guidance.
Evidence-Based
The Evidence-Based rehabilitation protocol will serve as the active comparator group. The Evidence-Based protocol will be similar to the intervention (i.e., NATION protocol), but the exercises will exclude the neurocognitive tasks. Participants assigned to the Evidence-Based protocol will complete up to 18 unsupervised home sessions and up to 12 supervised sessions over the course of 6-weeks. Treatment volume and exercises may vary based on participant progress.