An Analysis of Kinesio® Tape on Mitigation of Dynamic Knee Valgus

NCT04769063 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: IRB0003317
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Participants will completed a 5 minute warm-up on a stationary bike. Next, participants will perform 3 practice trials of the double leg jump landing (DJL) test off of a 30 cm box. In order for the trial to count the participants need to maintain their landing posture for at least 2 seconds, if they are unable to do so the trial will be repeated. After the completion of three practice trials of the DJL test, the first taping condition will be applied. Each participant will receive 3 taping conditions to the dominant leg, a gluteus medius facilitation (GM), a spiral technique (ST), and no tape (NT). The order of conditions will be randomized. The use of a no tape condition will act a control for both the jumping protocol and the Y-balance test. For this condition, no tape or intervention of any kind will be applied to the subject before completing either tasks. Regardless of the order of randomly assigned taping condition, the participant will rest 10 minutes in a non-weight bearing position before completing a round of testing. During the 10-minute rest, 3D motion analysis sensors will be placed on the participant to assess hip internal rotation and knee valgus in the frontal plane. After the sensors are applied, the first follow-up Y Balance Test will be completed. Each participant will complete the Y Balance Test 3 times, once for each condition. For the trial to count, the reach foot is not permitted to touch the floor and the hands have to remain stationary on the pelvis. If the participant fails to meet the testing criteria, the trial will be repeated. At the end of the trial, each testing direction distance will be written down and a mean score will be calculated. Following the first Y balance test, three DJL tests will be performed, each separated by a 60-second rest period. Once the participant completes 3 approved trials, the first taping condition will be removed and the procedure will be repeated for the second and third taping procedures.

Conditions

Knee Valgus

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Three dimensional motion analysis

  Assessment of knee valgus in the frontal plane

  1 day

• Y-balance test

  Functional screening tool, which can be used to assess lower extremity stability, monitor rehabilitation progress, to understand deficits after injury, and identify athletes at high risk for lower extremity injury

  1 day

• Drop jump landing test

  Clinical test with a high reliability of 95% to screen for lower limb injury, including a high specificity (46.07%) and sensitivity (95.04%) to predict ACL injury

  1 day

Study Arms (3)

Hip

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: Kinesio Tape

Knee

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: Kinesio Tape

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Kinesio Tape OTHER

Gluteus medius facilitation and knee spiral taping techniques will be applied to treat dynamic knee valgus

Hip; Knee

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 35 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• current participation in basketball or volleyball

You may not qualify if:

• present pain with jumping or landing
• history of lower limb surgery within the12 months of the study
• any contraindications to Kinesio® Tape

Sponsors & Collaborators

• North Dakota State University: lead

Study Sites (1)

North Dakota State University

Fargo, North Dakota, 58108, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Athletic Tape

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Bandages; Equipment and Supplies; Orthotic Devices; Orthopedic Equipment; Surgical Equipment

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 8, 2021
• First Posted: February 24, 2021
• Study Start: February 26, 2021
• Primary Completion: April 5, 2021
• Study Completion: April 5, 2021
• Last Updated: June 7, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)