Changes in Grip Strength by Using Bandage Kinesio Taping

NCT02585037 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 17119213.0.0000.5497
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 45
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The Kinesio Taping® method, therapeutic bandage, is another feature can be used in physical therapy, aiming to muscle enhancement, weakened muscles correction, analgesia, among others, by cutaneous stimulation of mechanoreceptors. This study aims to evaluate the efficiency of the use and effects offered by Kinesio Taping® method, changes in muscle strength of grip in normal subjects for clinical application.

Conditions

Hand Strength

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change handgrip strength at 72 hours

  At each stage (24, 48 and 72 hours) the volunteer must perform the measurement of strength three times respecting a period of rest between measurements than a minute.

  24, 48 and 72 hours

Study Arms (3)

Kinesio Taping for facilitation

EXPERIMENTAL

To provide the facilitation of muscle activity (G1 group) a Kinesio Taping® bandage will be applied to the muscle starting at its origin up to the location of muscle insertion. Bandage in group G1 will be applied following the protocol proposed by method of technical, which defined the direction of the bandage and an applied tension of 10% to 15% (paper off). With a dynamometer Jamar® pressure the grip strength will be messure in four stages: immediately before placing the Kinesio Taping®, 24 h, 48 h, and 72 h after its application.

Other: Kinesio Taping® bandage; Other: Dynamometer Jamar® pressure

Kinesio Taping for inhibition

EXPERIMENTAL

For inhibition of muscle activity (G2 group), the Kinesio Taping® bandage will be placed over the muscle starting at the insertion location and ending at the muscle origin. Bandage in group G2 will be applied following the protocol proposed by method of technical, which defined the direction of the bandage and an applied tension of 10% to 15% (paper off). With a dynamometer Jamar® pressure the grip strength will be messure in four stages: immediately before placing the Kinesio Taping®, 24 h, 48 h, and 72 h after its application.

Other: Kinesio Taping® bandage; Other: Dynamometer Jamar® pressure

Kinesio Taping and Placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

For the control group (G3 group) the Kinesio Taping® bandage will be placed from the lateral extremity to the medial axis. Bandages in the G3 group will be applied laterally to produce a similar visual effect, which control for the placebo effect, but without tension so that a muscle stimulus will be not generated. With a dynamometer Jamar® pressure the grip strength will be messure in four stages: immediately before placing the Kinesio Taping®, 24 h, 48 h, and 72 h after its application.

Other: Dynamometer Jamar® pressure; Other: Placebo

Interventions

Kinesio Taping® bandage OTHER

The Kinesio Taping® bandage will be applied in an "I" format in the wrist flexor muscles of a dominant and non-dominant limb in G1 and G2 groups.

Kinesio Taping for facilitation; Kinesio Taping for inhibition

Dynamometer Jamar® pressure OTHER

The Jamar® dynamometer will be adjusted to the second position for measurement of maximal voluntary strength of handgrip. A muscle contraction period of three seconds will be performed in order to record handgrip strength.

Kinesio Taping and Placebo; Kinesio Taping for facilitation; Kinesio Taping for inhibition

Placebo OTHER

For the control group (G3) the Kinesio Taping® bandage will be placed from the lateral extremity to the medial axis.

Kinesio Taping and Placebo

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Men or women aged greater than 18 years and with muscle / nerve integrity of upper limbs, hearing and responsive to verbal commands with understanding the information that aware and according to the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Mogi das Cruzes: lead

Study Officials

• Silvia R. Boschi, PhD

  University of Mogi das Cruzes

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 20, 2015
• First Posted: October 23, 2015
• Study Start: August 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2015
• Study Completion: August 1, 2015
• Last Updated: October 27, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-10