Effect Kinesio Taping on Acute-onset Muscle Soreness and Calf Muscle Extensibility Among Endurance Athletes

NCT05564585 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: JHIEC-03/18
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 55
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In recent years, athletes have frequently utilized Kinesio tape (KT) to enhance their performance. Despite widespread use, data regarding its efficacy and mechanism of action is lacking among healthy endurance athletes. This study aims to determine the effect of KT application on acute-onset muscle soreness and the extensibility of the calf muscles in endurance athletes.

Conditions

Muscle Soreness

Keywords

Kinesio tape; Sham tape; Ankle dorsiflexion; Range of motion; Pain; Muscle soreness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)

  NPRS was used to measure the level of pain. NPRS measures pain from a scale of zero to Ten where zero represent No pain and Ten represent maximum pain. Greater the score worse the pain.

  1 Day

• Range of Motion

  Ankle active Dorsiflexion Range of Motion (ADFROM) was measured by a standard Goniometer.

  1 Day

Study Arms (2)

Kinesio Tape

EXPERIMENTAL

Kinesio Tape was applied over the Calf Muscle on Either leg.

Other: Kinesio Taping

Sham Tape

SHAM COMPARATOR

Sham Tape was applied over the Calf Muscle on Either leg.

Other: Sham Taping

Interventions

Kinesio Taping OTHER

Kinesio tape was applied over the calf muscle of either leg.

Kinesio Tape

Sham Taping OTHER

The sham tape was applied over the calf muscle of either leg.

Sham Tape

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 10 Years - 20 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Endurance athletes, including Cyclists, Badminton players, Long-distance runners
• Both males and females aged between 10-20 years
• Having BMI within the normal range (19-25)
• Cooperation in the study

You may not qualify if:

• Other than endurance athletes
• Aged less than Ten and more than 20 years
• BMI fall beyond the normal range, either underweight or overweight
• Musculoskeletal injuries, skin problems
• Non-cooperation in the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• AMIR IQBAL: lead
• Hamdard University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Rehabilitation Research Chair

Riyadh, 11433, Saudi Arabia

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Myalgia; Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• AMIR IQBAL

  King Saud University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 25, 2022
• First Posted: October 3, 2022
• Study Start: July 24, 2018
• Primary Completion: November 18, 2018
• Study Completion: January 20, 2019
• Last Updated: October 3, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SA (1)