NCT01726634

Brief Summary

Evaluate if the elastic tapping application on the scapular region can interferer immediately on the performance during the upper limb closed kinetic chain test on jiu jitsu practitioners.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
64

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable healthy

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2012

Typical duration for not_applicable healthy

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
unknown

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2012

Completed
8 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 31, 2012

Completed
1 day until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

November 1, 2012

Completed
14 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 15, 2012

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2013

Completed
Last Updated

November 15, 2012

Status Verified

November 1, 2012

Enrollment Period

8 months

First QC Date

October 31, 2012

Last Update Submit

November 11, 2012

Conditions

Healthy

Keywords

upper limbfunctional testelastic tape

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Difference on the number of touches at the upper limb closed kinetic chain test

    The subject will perform the test initially without the elastic taping and the number of touches he made will be marked. After waiting 10 minutes one of the elastic tapes (the sham or the interventional) will be applied and the practicer will perform the test again. The number of touches will be marked once more. It will be analyzed if there were any difference on the number of touches between the participants of the groups sham/interventional.

    Procedure consist in a 20-minute intervention and patients are not further followed

Study Arms (1)

Elastic Tapping

EXPERIMENTAL
Other: Elastic Tapping

Interventions

Elastic TappingOTHER
Elastic Tapping

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 50 Years
Sexmale
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Practitioner of jiu jitsu for at least 12 months,
  • No complain of pain on the upper limb on the last seven days.

You may not qualify if:

  • Any episode of fracture on the upper limb (shoulder, elbow and wrist) on the last six months,
  • To have any systemic inflammatory disease that restrains the subject of performing the test

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

Universidade Federal de São Paulo

São Paulo, São Paulo, 04039-001, Brazil

RECRUITING

Universidade Federal de São Paulo

São Paulo, São Paulo, 04039-001, Brazil

RECRUITING

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NA
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Rafael Turqueto Duarte

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 31, 2012

First Posted

November 15, 2012

Study Start

March 1, 2012

Primary Completion

November 1, 2012

Study Completion

May 1, 2013

Last Updated

November 15, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-11

Locations

BR(2)