Kinesiology Taping on Calf Tightness

NCT05434780 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: SSAHS 2022/001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This study aims to determine the effect of combined facilitatory Kinesiology and inhibitory Kinesiology taping on balance and ROM in university students with calf tightness. This study will also compare Inhibitory kinesiology taping on calf muscles with combined Inhibitory and Facilitatory kinesiology taping on tight Calf and weak Tibialis anterior respectively This randomized clinical trial will include 20 university students with calf tightness according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Subjects will be assessed by using silfverskiold test for calf tightness and star excursion test for dynamic balance. Baseline measurements will be documented and the subjects will be randomly assigned to two interventions by Goldfish Bowl randomization method: Facilitatory kinesiology taping on calf muscles (Intervention 1 or group A) and Inhibitory kinesiology taping on calf Muscles combined with Facilitatory kinesiology taping on Tibialis Anterior (Intervention 2 or group B). Immediate effects of taping on balance will be assessed after 20 minutes. After that follow up will be maintained and participants will be assessed again after 72 hours. At the end, these measurements will be documented and compared with baseline readings. And changes will be noted down. The data will be entered and analyzed using SPSS 25.

Conditions

Calf Muscle Pulled

Keywords

Kinesiology Taping, Calf Tightness, Ankle ROM and Balance

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Ankle Range of Motion

  Ankle Range of Motion in individuals with Calf Tightness will be measured by Silfverskiold test

  72 Hours of Treatment

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Dynamic Balance

  72 Hours of Treatment.

Study Arms (2)

(Intervention 1 or group A)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Facilitatory kinesiology taping on calf muscles

Other: Kinesiology taping

(Intervention 2 or group B)

EXPERIMENTAL

Inhibitory kinesiology taping on calf Muscles combined with Facilitatory kinesiology taping on Tibialis Anterior

Other: Kinesiology taping

Interventions

Kinesiology taping OTHER

Kinesiology tape is an elastic tape applied to skin with specific amount of tension as per requirement. The underlying mechanism investigated by several studies is the space enhancement and skin uplifting that increases the blood flow in the targeted area and promotes healing.

(Intervention 1 or group A); (Intervention 2 or group B)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 28 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Both Male \& Female
• Age between 18 to 28 years old university students with Calf Tightness.

You may not qualify if:

• Students with plantar fascitis, history of fractures, bone spurs, any arthritis, any history of pain, trauma, or injury of the knee joint, triceps surae muscles or ankle joint 6 months prior to the study.
• Skin disease or self-reported hypersensitivity to tape application, including scar tissue in the acute phase.
• Any red flag (rheumatoid arthritis, metabolic diseases, psychological problem, fibromyalgia, Spinal fracture, previous spinal trauma, tumor etc) or subjects with chronic illness (musculoskeletal, systemic, psychological or any comorbidity i.e. diabetes, hypertension, hematological issues, etc

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Shalamar Institute of Health Sciences: lead

Related Publications (6)

• Park D, Bae Y. Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Kinesio Taping Improves Range of Motion of Ankle Dorsiflexion and Balance Ability in Chronic Stroke Patients. Healthcare (Basel). 2021 Oct 22;9(11):1426. doi: 10.3390/healthcare9111426.

  PMID: 34828473 BACKGROUND

• Ataullah MG, Kapoor G, Alghadir AH, Khan M. Effects of kinesio taping on hip abductor muscle strength and electromyography activity in athletes with chronic ankle instability: A randomized controlled trial. J Rehabil Med. 2021 Jun 4;53(6):jrm00204. doi: 10.2340/16501977-2845.

  PMID: 34013356 BACKGROUND

• Tomruk MS, Tomruk M, Alkan E, Gelecek N. Is Ankle Kinesio Taping Effective to Immediately Change Balance, Range of Motion, and Muscle Strength in Healthy Individuals? A Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial. Korean J Fam Med. 2022 Mar;43(2):109-116. doi: 10.4082/kjfm.21.0015. Epub 2022 Mar 17.

  PMID: 35320896 BACKGROUND

• Arshad Z, Aslam A, Razzaq MA, Bhatia M. Gastrocnemius Release in the Management of Chronic Plantar Fasciitis: A Systematic Review. Foot Ankle Int. 2022 Apr;43(4):568-575. doi: 10.1177/10711007211052290. Epub 2021 Nov 12.

  PMID: 34766860 BACKGROUND

• Li Y, Liu X, Luo X, Guo C. Effect of Tai Chi combined with Kinesio taping on posture control of football players with FAI: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2022 Feb 19;23(1):162. doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06083-5.

  PMID: 35183232 BACKGROUND

• Landorf KB, Kaminski MR, Munteanu SE, Zammit GV, Menz HB. Clinical measures of foot posture and ankle joint dorsiflexion do not differ in adults with and without plantar heel pain. Sci Rep. 2021 Mar 19;11(1):6451. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-85520-y.

  PMID: 33742026 BACKGROUND

Study Officials

• Tehreem Fiza, DPT

  Shalamar Institute of Health Sciences

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Rommana Zubair, DPT

  Shalamar Institute of Health Sciences

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Kaniz Rabia, PhD

CONTACT

03216318315; rabia1419@yahoo.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: TRIPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: After getting the consent, baseline measurements will be taken by the assessor. An assessor performing the tests will be blind to the assigned intervention to avoid expectation bias.After taking baseline measurements, all twenty participants will be given a fictitious number and according to these numbers subjects will be allocated to two different groups using Goldfish Bowl randomization method. Ten participants will be allocated to group A in which facilitatory taping will be applied on the calf muscles and the other ten will be allocated in group B in which inhibitory K Tape will be applied to calf muscles and facilitatory K taping will be applied on Tibialis anterior muscle. KT will be applied by a physiotherapist who will be blind to the purpose of the study
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: 20 consented subjects will be randomly divided into 2 equal groups using goldfish bowl method.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 21, 2022
• First Posted: June 28, 2022
• Study Start: August 15, 2022
• Primary Completion: October 15, 2022
• Study Completion: December 15, 2022
• Last Updated: June 28, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share