The Effect of Dynamic and Rigid Tape Application on the Asymmetry of the Lower Limbs

NCT04345224 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: PopeJohnPaulIIStateSchHigherE1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 90
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This is a prospective randomized three brachial, single-blinded, placebo-controlled trial, which aims at assessing the impact of the gluteal muscle taping with a dynamic tape and a non-elastic tape on the activation of the gluteal muscles and the distribution of the lower limb load in healthy people. The study participants will be randomly classified into the following groups: A - dynamic kinesiology taping, B - rigid tape, C - placebo group (sham). Patients will be evaluated three times - before applying the tapes, 30 minutes after applying the tapes and 48 hours after applying the tapes.

Conditions

Muscle Weakness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Tests on the dynamographic platform

  Assessment of: * the lower extremity load when standing with eyes open, * the lower extremity load when standing with eyes closed, * the lower limb load when walking in place, * the lower limbs loading when sitting and getting up from a chair. The symmetry index (Ws) will be calculated from the result of each test.The symmetry index calculated as the quotient of the load results of a more heavily loaded limb to a less loaded limb. The correct value of the indicator is taken from 1.0 to 1.15.

  Before applying the tape and after 2 days

• Muscle activation test using NaroxonUltium (EMG) - Maximum Voluntary Isometric Contraction (MVIC)

  The gluteus medius muscle MVIC will be performed while lying on one's side, with the hip in a neutral rotation and slightly extended and then actively abducted to end range as resistance will be applied just above the ankle.The maximal hip abductor strength will be tested 3 times per leg for each participant.The maximal strength will be defined as the peak force recorded by the digital force gauge.

  Before applying the tape

• Muscle activation test using NaroxonUltium (EMG) - Unilateral bridge

  Participant is in a supine position with the bilateral knees bent at 90 degrees.Participant lifts the leg and extends it at the knee,then lifts the bilateral hips to the neutral hip position with the right leg only. The results of the test (the peak force) will be calculated and presented as percentage MVIC.

  Before applying the tape and after 2 days

• Muscle activation test using NaroxonUltium (EMG) - Side-lying hip abduction

  Participant is lying on their side with the bottom leg bent to keep the body form rotating.The top leg is abducted approximately at 25 degrees, held for 2-3 seconds and adducted to the starting position. The results of the test (the peak force) will be calculated and presented as percentage MVIC.

  Before applying the tape and after 2 days

Study Arms (3)

Dynamic tape

EXPERIMENTAL

The gluteal muscle group will be covered with a dynamic tape.

Other: Dynamic tape

Rigid tape

EXPERIMENTAL

The gluteal muscle group will be covered with a rigid tape.

Other: Rigid tape

Sham tape

SHAM COMPARATOR

The gluteal muscle group will be covered with a paper tape - a sham application.

Other: Sham tape

Interventions

Dynamic tape OTHER

A kinesiology tape will be applied to the lateral hip of the affected side to facilitate the gluteus medius muscle activation while the participant is lying down. The first third of one I-strip will begin at the posterior iliac crest without tension to provide an anchor that will not cross the target tissue. The participant will actively flex the adducted hip to allow for the application of the middle third of the tape with approximately 50 percent tension (able to visualize the wave pattern in the tape). Subsequently, with the leg in the original position, the remainder of the tape will be applied without tension, ending approximately at the greater trochanter. Afterward, the second I-strip will be applied in the same manner starting at the anterior iliac crest.

Dynamic tape

Rigid tape OTHER

The rigid tape will be applied in a standing position. The first tape will be applied from the greater trochanter to the anterior iliac crest. The second from the greater trochanter to the posterior iliac crest. Both tapes are applied with the muscle mass lifted towards the iliac crest.

Rigid tape

Sham tape OTHER

The control group (sham tape application) will receive a single strip of a Kinesio tape across the lateral affected hip without tension in the tape or muscle stretch.

Sham tape

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 19 Years - 24 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• not using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for at least one week prior to testing,
• age - 19-24 years old

You may not qualify if:

• spine, hip, knee or ankle surgery,
• spine, hip, knee or ankle injuries within 6 months before the start of the examination,
• neurological and otolaryngological diseases, which may result in imbalances.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• John Paul II University in Biała Podlaska: lead

Study Sites (1)

Pope John Paul II State School Of Higher Education in Biała Podlaska

Biała Podlaska, 21-500, Poland

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Muscle Weakness

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Muscular Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Neuromuscular Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Krystyna Gawlik, Ph.D

  Pope John Paul II State School of Higher Education in Biala Podlaska

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: The study participants will be randomly qualified (allocated via a computer program) to the tree groups: A - dynamic tape, B - rigid tape, C - sham tape

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 7, 2020
• First Posted: April 14, 2020
• Study Start: December 10, 2020
• Primary Completion: March 29, 2022
• Study Completion: March 30, 2022
• Last Updated: April 12, 2022

Record last verified: 2021-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PL (1)