2134/21070 Phillip A. Gribble Phillip A. Gribble Eamonn Delahunt Eamonn Delahunt Christopher M. Bleakley Christopher M. Bleakley Brian Caulfield Brian Caulfield Carrie L. Docherty Carrie L. Docherty Daniel Fong Daniel Fong Francois Fourchet Francois Fourchet Jay Hertel Jay Hertel Claire E. Hiller Claire E. Hiller Thomas W. Kaminski Thomas W. Kaminski Patrick O. McKeon Patrick O. McKeon Kathryn M. Refshauge Kathryn M. Refshauge Philip van der Wees Philip van der Wees William Vicenzino William Vicenzino Erik A. Wikstrom Erik A. Wikstrom Selection criteria for patients with chronic ankle instability in controlled research: a position statement of the International Ankle Consortium Loughborough University 2016 untagged Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified 2016-04-26 10:21:06 Journal contribution https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Selection_criteria_for_patients_with_chronic_ankle_instability_in_controlled_research_a_position_statement_of_the_International_Ankle_Consortium/9620822 While research on chronic ankle instability (CAI) and awareness of its impact on society and health care systems has grown substantially in the last 2 decades, the inconsistency in participant or patient selection criteria across studies presents a potential obstacle to addressing the problem properly. This major gap within the literature limits the ability to generalize this evidence to the target patient population. Therefore, there is a need to provide standards for patient or participant selection criteria in research focused on CAI with justifications using the best available evidence. The International Ankle Consortium provides this position paper to present and discuss an endorsed set of selection criteria for patients with CAI based on the best available evidence to be used in future research and study designs. These recommendations will enhance the validity of research conducted in this clinical population with the end goal of bringing the research evidence to the clinician and patient.