Immediate Effects of Kinesio Tape on Median Nerve's Mechanosensitivity

NCT05250076 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: FISIO-2-28102019
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to verify the immediate effects of Kinesio Tape on median nerve's mechanosensitivity, measured by the upper limb neurodynamic test 1 (ULNT1) in healthy participants.

Conditions

Healthy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• change in elbow extension range of motion measured by smartphone

  Data will be collected in two moments: baseline (Moment 0) and after the application of Kinesio Tape for intervention group or after a resting period for control group (Moment 1). Moment 0 will consist in performing the ULNT1 on the dominant upper limb for each participant. The participants will remain in a supine position on a treatment table with the body aligned, exposing the test forearm for the placement of the smartphone through an armband. The head and cervical spine will be stabilized at the maximum comfortable lateral inclination using a foam pillow. The ULNT1 sequence used was: (1) maximum contralateral cervical inclination; (2) arm at 90º of shoulder abduction preventing scapular elevation; (3) 90º of external rotation of the shoulder and elbow flexion at 90º (defined as the initial position or 0º of range of motion under test); (4) supination of the forearm; (5) wrist and fingers extension; and (6) elbow extension.

  [Time Frame: Baseline (Moment 0), Immediately after intervention or control (Moment 1) .]]

Study Arms (2)

Intervention Group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The beige Kinesio Tape (Prim Tape®) will be applied, from distal to proximal, 5cm wide, cut in "I" and with tension below 50%. The Kinesio Tape will be placed along the entire path of the median nerve, from the wrist to the armpit. The participants will remain in the supine position on a treatment table (Posturarte® Olympic), without inclination (Posturarte® Olympic). To clean the participant's skin, cotton (MASMI®) will be passed with ethyl alcohol (Fergus®). Scissor (Maped®) will be used to cut the Kinesio Tape.

Device: Kinesio Tape

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

The participants will remain at rest in a supine position on a treatment table (Posturarte® Olympic) without inclination for 5 minutes.

Interventions

Kinesio Tape DEVICE

The beige Kinesio Tape (Prim Tape®) will be applied, from distal to proximal, 5cm wide, cut in "I" and with tension below 50%. The Kinesio Tape will be placed along the entire path of the median nerve, from the wrist to the armpit. The participants will remain in the supine position on a treatment table (Posturarte® Olympic), without inclination.

Intervention Group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Healthy university students of both genders with normal mobility of the joints of the upper quadrant of the body

You may not qualify if:

• Deformities in the upper quadrant region of the body;
• Complaints in this region in the last 6 months;
• Surgical procedures or musculoskeletal, cardiac, renal, metabolic, neurological and or oncological pathologies of the upper quadrant that may disturb nerve function;
• Not present any mechanosensitive response to ULNT1;
• Pregnant women;
• Ingestion of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or consumption of any type of narcotic drugs and participants who have drunk alcohol in the last 12 hours.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Fernando Pessoa: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ricardo Cardoso

Porto, 4200-253 Porto, Portugal

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Athletic Tape

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Ricardo Cardoso, PhD

  Fernando Pessoa University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 13, 2022
• First Posted: February 22, 2022
• Study Start: February 11, 2022
• Primary Completion: February 26, 2022
• Study Completion: March 26, 2022
• Last Updated: May 20, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-05

Locations

PT (1)