Clinical trial NCT03470714: Effect of Kinesiotaping on Force Irradiation
Official title: The Determination of Relationship Between Kinesiotaping and Contralateral Force Irradiation
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Healthy
Keywords: Force Irradiation
Kinesiotaping
EMG
Lead sponsor: Bezmialem Vakif University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Istanbul University
First posted: 2018-03-20
Enrollment: 40
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 30
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The study is assessed the electromyographic activity response of non-dominant biceps brachii muscle during unilateral-dominant concentric, eccentric and isometric biceps brachii muscle contractions under kinesiotaping and non-taping conditions. The aim of the study is to determine the synergistic effect of kinesiotaping which is applied on non-dominant biceps brachii muscle on force irradiation.

Detailed description: Fourty healthy subjects with no history of neurological or recent musculoskeletal injury will participate the study.

Healthy subjects are arranged in two groups of stimulation: kinesiotaping group (kinesiotaping and force irradiation) and control group (only force irradiation). The electromyographic response of the resting arm (non-dominant) will be assessed during the dominant arm movement for all subjects. Additionally, in kinesiotaping group, kinesiotaping will be applied 24 hours before the experiment.

The electromyographic response of the resting arm will be assessed under three contraction type movement (isometric, eccentric and concentric contractions) The SEMG signals are analysed by using MATLAB®, suitable signal proccessing techniques (linear envelope, Root Mean Square etc) are chosed. The statistical analysis are done by using SPSS®, according to data distribution, "Independent Sample T Test" or "Mann-Whitney U Test" is utilized for comparing outcomes of control and KT groups.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* To be right-handed-dominant
* To have normal or corrected vision
* To have no formal history of any resistance training.

Exclusion Criteria:

* To have history of neurological or recent musculoskeletal injury

Primary outcomes:
measure: Measurement of the surface electromyographic activity of left biceps brachii muscle by using surface electromyography device while the right elbow performs isometric elbow flexion
timeFrame: after inclusion
measure: Measurement of the surface electromyographic activity of left triceps brachii muscle by using surface electromyography device while the right elbow performs isometric elbow flexion
timeFrame: after inclusion
measure: Measurement of the surface electromyographic activity of left biceps brachii muscle by using surface electromyography device while the right elbow performs concentric elbow flexion.
timeFrame: after inclusion
measure: Measurement of the surface electromyographic activity of left triceps brachii muscle by using surface electromyography device while the right elbow performs concentric elbow flexion
timeFrame: after inclusion
measure: Measurement of the surface electromyographic activity of left biceps brachii muscle by using surface electromyography device while the right elbow performs eccentric elbow flexion
timeFrame: after inclusion
measure: Measurement of the surface electromyographic activity of left triceps brachii muscle by using surface electromyography device while the right elbow performs eccentric elbow flexion
timeFrame: after inclusion
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Measurement of the electromyographic activity of left biceps brachii muscle during left elbow maximum isometric flexion by using electromyography device.
timeFrame: after inclusion
measure: Measurement of the electromyographic activity of left triceps brachii muscle during left elbow maximum isometric extension by using electromyography device.
timeFrame: after inclusion
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Bezmialem Vakıf University
Study officials:
affiliation: Istanbul University
name: Aydın AKAN
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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