Effects of Mulligan Mobilization With Movement Versus Kinesiotaping and Placebo on Knee Function and Injury -Related Outcomes in Basketball Players: A Parallel -Group Randomized Controlled Trial
Phase: NA
Conditions: Knee Injuries, Sport Injury, Knee Injuries
Sponsor: University Aleksander Moisiu Durres

Official Title  
Effects of Mulligan Mobilization with movement 
Versus Kinesiotaping and Placebo on knee 
function and injury -related Outcomes in 
Basketball Players: A Parallel -Group Randomized 
Controlled Trial 
 
 
 
 
 
NCT Number: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date 10 December 2024 
 
 

2. Study Protocol with Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP) 
 
Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP) 
• Descriptive statistics of anthropometric data of basketball players. Descriptive statistics 
will be presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD) for continuous variables. Between-
group comparisons of baseline characteristics will be performed using ANOVA or 
Kruskal-Wallis tests, depending on data distribution. 
• Normality Check: Shapiro-Wilk Test. The normality of anthropometric variables and 
outcomes (KOS-ADLS, SAS, and OSTRC) will be assessed using the Shapiro-Wilk 
test. Variables that are not normally distributed will be analyzed using non-parametric 
tests." 
• Homogeneity of Variance: Levene Test. Homogeneity of variance across groups will 
be assessed using one-way ANOVA with Levene's test or Welch's test, as appropriate. 
If assumptions of homogeneity are violated, adjustments or non-parametric alternatives 
will be used. 
• Primary Analysis: Mixed ANOVA for repeated measures.Post-hoc Analysis: Pairwise 
comparisons with Cohen’s d effect size. The primary outcome (KOS-ADLS, ADLS) 
will be analyzed using mixed ANOVAs to assess the effects of group (Mulligan, 
Kinesiotaping, Placebo) and time (Baseline, 1 hour post-treatment, 2 weeks). Post-hoc 
comparisons with Bonferroni correction will be performed where appropriate. Effect 
sizes will be reported using Cohen's d." The secondary SAS outcome and the tertiary 
OSTRC outcome will be analyzed in the same way as the primary outcome. 
• Software: The software used for statistical analysis will be JASP (vers. 0.95.4.0).