Mulligan Ankle Taping on Volleyball Players

NCT05757375 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 10840098
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 34
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

34 volunteer professional volleyball players with (n=12) and without (n=22) CAI will include in the study. Mulligan ankle taping will apply. Measurements will take before and after the intervention. Muscle tone, stiffness, and elasticity will measure with MyotonPRO hand-held device. The static balance will measure with single leg stance test(SLST) while the eyes-closed, dynamic balance will measure with the Y balance test(YBT). Single leg hopping test(SLHT) will evaluate performance and an active position sense test will use for JPS. During the static and dynamic balance and performance tests, the ankle's confidence will be evaluated with the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). The study aimed to determine the effect of Mulligan fibular taping over the Tibialis Anterior(TA), Peroneus Longus(PL), Gastrocnemius Lateralis(GCL), and Medialis(GCM) muscles on muscle tone, stiffness, elasticity, as well as the performance, joint position sense(JPS), static and dynamic balance in female volleyball players with and without chronic ankle instability(CAI).

Conditions

Chronic Ankle Instability; Mulligan

Keywords

Chronic ankle instability; Mulligan fibular taping; muscle elasticity; muscle stiffness; muscle tone

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Myotonometric Measurement

  MyotonPRO is a wireless handheld device that objectively evaluates the viscoelastic properties of muscles such as tone, stiffness, and elasticity with numerical values. It creates a mechanical effect on the subcutaneous tissue and senses the response of the tissue. The 3-millimeter probe of the device is placed 90 degrees perpendicular to the subcutaneous tissue to be measured. With the measurement, muscle tone, stiffness, and elasticity are listed numerically. Muscle tone will be calculated in hz and muscle stiffness in N/m.

  4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Single Leg Stand Test with Eyes Closed

  4 weeks

• Y Balance Test

  4 weeks

• Single Leg Hop Test

  4 weeks

• Joint Position Test

  4 weeks

• Confidence in the Ankle

  4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Volleyball players with Chronic Ankle Instability

EXPERIMENTAL

Before the taping application, the application area of all athletes will be shaved. It will be cleaned with an alcohol wipe before the application so that situations such as sweat or moisture do not reduce the effect of the banding. For taping, while the athlete lies in a supine position on a portable stretcher, the leg weight will be taken by placing the athlete's foot on the abdomen with slight knee and hip flexion. The rigid tape will be measured and cut obliquely starting approximately 2 cm anterior to the fibula and approximately 1 cm anterior to the lateral malleolus and ending in the middle of the anterior tibia region. To increase the strength of the banding, another band will be added to it. In the application, only banding will be preferred and mobilization will not be done.

Other: Mulligan Manuel Therapy Consept

Volleybal players without Chronic Ankle Instability

EXPERIMENTAL

Before the taping application, the application area of all athletes will be shaved. It will be cleaned with an alcohol wipe before the application so that situations such as sweat or moisture do not reduce the effect of the banding. For taping, while the athlete lies in a supine position on a portable stretcher, the leg weight will be taken by placing the athlete's foot on the abdomen with slight knee and hip flexion. The rigid tape will be measured and cut obliquely starting approximately 2 cm anterior to the fibula and approximately 1 cm anterior to the lateral malleolus and ending in the middle of the anterior tibia region. To increase the strength of the banding, another band will be added to it. In the application, only banding will be preferred and mobilization will not be done.

Other: Mulligan Manuel Therapy Consept

Interventions

Mulligan Manuel Therapy Consept OTHER

Mulligan ankle taping is a noninvasive, painless, low-cost, and easily applicable technique of the Mulligan manual therapy concept. It is frequently used in cases of ankle instability. In healthy people, it is a method to prevent ankle sprains.

Volleybal players without Chronic Ankle Instability; Volleyball players with Chronic Ankle Instability

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 24 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: The study will be carried out on a single gender because female volleyball players experience ankle sprains more often and due to hormonal levels.
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Being between the ages of 15-24,
• Being a professional volleyball player,
• Training for 90 minutes at least 3 days a week,
• Turkish native speakers,
• For participants with chronic ankle instability, those with a Foot and Ankle Disability Index score below 90% and a Foot and Ankle Disability Index-Sport survey score below 75% were included.

You may not qualify if:

• An ankle sprain history in the last 6 weeks,
• Having a previous history of fracture in the lower extremity,
• Having bilateral chronic ankle instability,
• Pregnant athletes were excluded from the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Istinye University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Istinye University

Istanbul, Zeytinburnu, 34010, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Officials

• ÖZGE ECEM E ŞENEL, PT

  İSTİNYE UNIVERSITY

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Research Assistant

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 12, 2023
• First Posted: March 7, 2023
• Study Start: January 22, 2023
• Primary Completion: May 12, 2023
• Study Completion: May 20, 2023
• Last Updated: August 21, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08

Locations

TU (1)