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Has Kinesio Tape Effects on Ankle Proprioception? A Randomized Clinical Trial
What is being tested
Kinesio tape
Device
Who is being recruted
Wounds and Injuries
+ Sprains and Strains
From 18 to 35 Years
+8 Eligibility Criteria
How is the trial designed
Treatment Study
Interventional
Study Start: October 2011
Summary
Principal SponsorUniversity Rovira i Virgili
Last updated: February 15, 2013
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Study start date: October 1, 2011
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.The investigators assessed Joint Position Sense (JPS) through the difference of error (DoE) and the deviation of the target angle (DTA). JPS was assessed before the Kinesio Tape (KT) was placed, immediately after and 48 hours later.
Principal SponsorUniversity Rovira i Virgili
Last updated: February 15, 2013
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.Design Details
73 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Treatment Study
These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Conditions
Criteria
Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.From 18 to 35 Years
Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.Healthy volunteers allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
Wounds and InjuriesSprains and Strains
Criteria
5 inclusion criteria required to participate
ARoM equal to or above 5°
Active dorsal/plantarflexion ARoM equal to or above 15° and inversion/eversion
Aged between 18 and 35 years
Did not suffered from ankle or foot skin diseases
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3 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Joint laxity
More than three ankle sprains in their lives or one in the last 12 months that required treatment and ankle or foot pain at the time of study enrolment in the non-dominant lower limb
Traumatic, neurological or circulatory diseases diagnosed
Study Plan
Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.Treatment Groups
Study Objectives
2 intervention groups are designated in this study
This study does not include a placebo group
Treatment Groups
Group I
ExperimentalThe KT group received ankle KT on the lateral ligament in the non-dominant leg and a recommendation guide.
The Kinesio tape procedure was carried out by the same certified athletic therapist to ensure consistency throughout the study.
Group II
No InterventionAny intervention has been applied.
Using another kind of tape or a different KT application for control group may increase cutaneous information, undermining our goal.
Study Objectives
Primary Objectives
Secondary Objectives
Study Centers
These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.This study has 1 location
Faculty of Medicina i Ciències de la Salut; University Rovira i Virgili.
Reus, SpainOpen Faculty of Medicina i Ciències de la Salut; University Rovira i Virgili. in Google MapsCompletedOne Study Center