Kinesio Taping and Calf Muscle Fatigue
Effects of Kinesio Taping on Calf Muscle Fatigue in Collegiate Female Athletes
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interventional
45
1 country
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Brief Summary
Muscle fatigue results in decreased ability in muscles to generate force. Kinesio Tape may reverse the adverse effects of fatigue. Thus this study will examine the acute effects of Kinesio tape on muscle fatigue.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Sep 2021
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 26, 2021
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 14, 2021
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
September 6, 2021
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
November 10, 2021
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 22, 2021
CompletedAugust 26, 2022
August 1, 2022
2 months
June 26, 2021
August 25, 2022
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Number of heel raises
Participants will have to perform heel raises in standing position untill thay are fatigued.
1 week.
Study Arms (3)
Experimental Group
EXPERIMENTALParticipants will be applied Kinesio tape with 50% tension.
Sham Group
SHAM COMPARATORParticipants will be applied Kinesio tape without any tension.
Placebo Group
PLACEBO COMPARATORParticipants will be applied rigid tape without any tension
Interventions
Kinesio tape will be applied to participants under tension.
Kinesio tape will be applied to participants without any tension.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Healthy cooperative individuals.
- Female athletes who were engaged in training at least 3 times a week.
- The subject should perform a minimum of 23 hell raises.
You may not qualify if:
- Musculoskeletal injuries, cardio-pulmonary vestibular and neurological complication and systemic disorder.
- Consumption of any pre-workout supplement in the last 6 months.
- Involvement in any other training program.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
King Saud University
Riyadh, 11433, Saudi Arabia
Related Publications (1)
Rana A, Tyagi D, Alghadir AH, Khan M. Effects of Kinesio taping on calf muscle fatigue in college female athletes: A randomized controlled trial. Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Oct 28;101(43):e31004. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000031004.
PMID: 36316875DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Masood Khan, M.P.Th.
King Saud University
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Masking Details
- Participants were not aware of the type of tape applied
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Researcher
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 26, 2021
First Posted
July 14, 2021
Study Start
September 6, 2021
Primary Completion
November 10, 2021
Study Completion
December 22, 2021
Last Updated
August 26, 2022
Record last verified: 2022-08
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share