Predictors for time to return to play after ankle sprain Version 1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
An investigation to identify predictors for time to return to play following acute ankle sprain in sport people.
IRAS ID
197692
Contact name
Saed Abdulla Zahir Al Bimani
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Southampton
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
19447, ERGO number
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 6 months, 1 days
Research summary
Acute ankle sprain is a traumatic injury affecting capsular ligament complex of ankle joint within 72 hours of occurrence and it is very common injury among sports and non-sports people. The increased incidence of ankle sprains demands thorough understanding of demographic and injury/activity related factors that might affect the recovery following conservative management. Current literature does not provide clear clinical prediction guidelines for recovery from acute ankle sprains. Investigation and implementation of these guidelines will inform a sound decision on how this injury is better managed and will inform better decision on return to play/ sport.
Therefore, this project is conducted to answer the following research question: Among sport people with acute ankle sprains, what is the optimal recovery threshold for time to return-to-play (TTRTP) and what factors affect it?. This study will work on recruiting new patients who attend to emergency department with acute ankle sprain aged 14 years and above. Participants will be required to complete baseline questionnaire asking about sport participation, injury details and demographic details. Later, they will be also followed up in a period of 8 weeks with a short telephone interview to obtain number of days they took since injury until they returned to sport/ training and identify factors that help them to return to sport.REC name
South Central - Hampshire A Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/SC/0212
Date of REC Opinion
15 Apr 2016
REC opinion
Unfavourable Opinion