Ankle Kinesio Taping on Balance and Functional Performance in Obese Females.

NCT06195748 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: IRB Approval No. 2023-124
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Obesity is one of the most dangerous factors affecting the joints, which must be prevented due to arthritis and the long-lasting, tiring effects that affect a person's life \[1\], The most important of these are foot problems due to weight and excess pressure, It is also one of the factors that greatly affects walking movement because it increases the load on joint movement, This increases the risk of musculoskeletal diseases.

Conditions

Obesity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Static balance

  Single leg stance test: It is used for assessment of static balance. The participants will be instructed to close their eyes, stand barefoot on the dominate and then on non-dominant leg, and elevate the other limb so that it is close to but not touching the ankle of the limb on which they are stanced. The individual will be told to cross her arms over her chest before lifting the limb. The length of time the person can stand on one leg will be timed by the investigator using a stopwatch.

  6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Dynamic balance

  6 weeks

• Single leg hop test

  6 weeks

• Single leg vertical jump

  6 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Group A (Kinesiotape Group)

EXPERIMENTAL

The technique will follow manufacturer's guidelines, which is described in the Kinesio taping method. According to the manufacturer, the controllable variables in KT application included degree of pre-stretch applied to the tape (75-100%), the location and treatment goals. The subject will be asked to lie supine, with the ankle of the dominant side in neutral position. A Y shaped KT strip will be applied from the heel to lateral and medial femoral condyles. A I shaped KT strip will be applied from medial malleolus to lateral malleolus, passing under the heel. Another I shaped KT strip will be applied from slightly above the medial malleolus to slightly above the lateral malleolus, crossing on the instep at the malleoli level.

Other: Kinesiotaping

Group B (Placebo KT Group)

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

The same tape will be used for the interventional application. Two strips will be used, one from the heel to the proximal third of the leg, the other from the lateral malleolus to the medial malleolus crossing on the instep, both with 0 tension

Other: Placebo kinesiotaping

Interventions

Kinesiotaping OTHER

According to the manufacturer, the controllable variables in KT application included degree of pre-stretch applied to the tape (75-100%), the location and treatment goals. The subject will be asked to lie supine, with the ankle of the dominant side in neutral position. A Y shaped KT strip will be applied from the heel to lateral and medial femoral condyles. A I shaped KT strip will be applied from medial malleolus to lateral malleolus, passing under the heel. Another I shaped KT strip will be applied from slightly above the medial malleolus to slightly above the lateral malleolus, crossing on the instep at the malleoli level.

Group A (Kinesiotape Group)

Placebo kinesiotaping OTHER

The same tape will be used for the interventional application with 0 tension.

Group B (Placebo KT Group)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Female students between 18 and 25 years old
• BMI of 30 kg/ m2 or more

You may not qualify if:

• Orthopedic or neurosurgery injury past 6 months
• Ankle edema
• Skin allergy to the tape
• Abnormalities of the nervous system
• Any previous history of injury
• Use of medication in the past 3 months
• Regular physical activity at least three times a week

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Physical Therapy

Giza, 12111, Egypt

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Allam NM, Eladl HM, Elsherbini DMA, Abulfaraj M, Almadani ME, Megahed Ibrahim A, El-Sherbiny M, Eladl MA, Nosseir N, Jamjoom R. Efficacy of ankle Kinesio taping on balance and functional performance in obese female collegiate students: a prospective randomized placebo-controlled trial. Front Public Health. 2025 Aug 11;13:1631757. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1631757. eCollection 2025.

  PMID: 40860562 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Obesity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Overweight; Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Hadaya M Eladl, PhD

  Assisstant professor of physical therapy for surgery, Faculty of physical therapy

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor of physical therapy for surgery, Faculty of physical therapy

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 23, 2023
• First Posted: January 8, 2024
• Study Start: December 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2024
• Study Completion: June 1, 2024
• Last Updated: September 19, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

EG (1)