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Different Pressure Tissue Flossing Combined With Exercise for Chronic Ankle Instability
Sponsor: Chengdu Sport University
Summary
This study will evaluate whether tissue flossing with different pressure levels, when combined with exercise training, improves ankle function in young adults with chronic ankle instability. Forty-eight participants will be randomly assigned to one of three groups: a control exercise group, a 150 mmHg tissue flossing plus exercise group, or a 200 mmHg tissue flossing plus exercise group. All groups will complete the same 6-week rehabilitation program, three times per week. Outcomes will be assessed at baseline and after the intervention, and long-term follow-up data will also be collected.
Official title: Effects of Different Tissue Flossing Pressures Combined With Exercise Training on Ankle Function in Patients With Chronic Ankle Instability: A Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 30 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
48
Start Date
2026-07
Completion Date
2027-05
Last Updated
2026-06-25
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Exercise Training
All groups will perform the same supervised ankle rehabilitation program for 6 weeks, 3 sessions per week, 18 sessions in total, approximately 30 minutes per session. The program will include warm-up, forward lunge ankle mobility training, resistance exercises for dorsiflexion, plantarflexion, inversion, and eversion using an elastic band, double-leg vertical jumping, single-leg balance training, and cool-down. From week 4 onward, the balance task will be progressed to eyes-closed single-leg stance.
Tissue Flossing at 150 mmHg
During the main exercise phase, tissue flossing will be applied to the affected ankle using an elastic floss band calibrated with a pressure gauge to 150 mmHg. Wrapping will start distally over the dorsum of the foot and follow a figure-of-eight pattern covering the ankle joint region and extending to the distal lower leg. The floss band will be removed immediately after training. If numbness, severe pain, or pallor occur, the compression will be removed immediately.
Tissue Flossing at 200 mmHg
During the main exercise phase, tissue flossing will be applied to the affected ankle using an elastic floss band calibrated with a pressure gauge to 200 mmHg. Wrapping will start distally over the dorsum of the foot and follow a figure-of-eight pattern covering the ankle joint region and extending to the distal lower leg. The floss band will be removed immediately after training. If numbness, severe pain, or pallor occur, the compression will be removed immediately.
Locations (1)
Chengdu Sport University
Chengdu, Sichuan, China