Clinical trial NCT04090541: Investigating the Immediate Effects of Kinesio Tape and Biomechanical Tape on Strength and Performance: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Cross-Over Trial
Official title: Investigating the Immediate Effects of Kinesio Tape and Biomechanical Tape on Strength and Performance: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Cross-Over Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Sports Physical Therapy
Sports Performance
Keywords: Kinesiology Tape
Biomechanical Tape
Performance
Muscle Strength
Vertical Jump
Lead sponsor: Bahçeşehir University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2019-09-16
Enrollment: 20
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 24
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: CROSSOVER
Intervention model description: This study was conceived as a randomized placebo controlled prospective trial. With the aim of blocking effects of morphological specifities of participants, this study was designed on a four stage application on the same participants. This stages were (1) control testing with No Tape(NT) (2) placebo testing with Sham Tape(ST) application (3) Kinesology Tape(KT) application (4) Biomechanical Tape (BT) application. With the aim of blocking bias effects, randomization was designed with the computerized system using four way algorithm which led to NT, ST, KT and BT applications for each participant in mixed order but all applications have equal time in order.
Primary purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE

Brief summary: There has been an increasing interest in Kinesiology Tape(KT) and Biomechanical Tape(BT) in clinics and athletic competitions. Recently; the performance increasing effect of taping methods on healthy subjects in sports is being investigated.

Detailed description: Kinesio Taping (KT) is a technique utilizing a two way elastic tape originally created by Kenzo Kase in the 1970s. KT is a complementary method which is used as an adjunct to major therapy approaches in various musculoskeletal and neurological diseases.4 KT is employed in sports injuries and various health problems; but there is limited scientific evidence evaluating KT effectiveness and the results are inconsistent.5 One of the KT potential benefits is that of raising the range of motion through increasing blood circulation or through stimulation of cutaneous mechanoreceptors and this way it affects fascial tissue.6-8 Biomechanical Taping (BT) is a technique utilizing a four way elastic tape originally created by Ryan Kendrick in the 2010s. BT is a complementary method for supplementing load absorption, force contribution and modifying movement. BT affects tissues and movement in a mechanical way and it is almost a completely different method from KT. Kase's hypothesis is that KT affects fascial tissues and mechanoreseptors, but Kendrick's hypothesis is that BT ,which is applied in shortened position and cross joint segments, will gain potential energy in case of an extremity realized movement with antagonist activity. Then the weak agonist muscle gets activated for repositioning the extremity; this potential energy turns to kinetic energy like a released bow. As a result of kinetic energy, it may support the movement with using passive mechanical strength.9 In this study, the investigators aim to illustrate immediate effects of various taping methods on the performances of healthy subjects. In that way the investigators test hypothesis that different taping methods affect healthy subjects to improve performance. The investigators; investigate strength, active range of motion and vertical jump height as a parameters of performance with No Tape(NT), Sham Tape(ST), KT and BT.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* 18-24 BMI
* Physically active according to International Physical Activity Questionnarie (IPAQ)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Any known systemic diseases or medical condition
* Sensitive or fragile skin,
* Allergic diseases
* Pregnancy or pregnancy suspicion
* Using of sedative, psychosomatic or analgesic drugs

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change From Vertical Jump With Each Taping Application
timeFrame: baseline, and immediate effect in a 15 minutes
measure: Change From Muscle Strength With Each Taping Application
timeFrame: baseline, and immediate effect in a 15 minutes
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change From Active Range Of Motion With Each Taping Application
timeFrame: baseline, and immediate effect in a 15 minutes
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: İstanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Bahçeşehir University
state: Beşiktaş
Study officials:
affiliation: Bahçeşehir University
name: Habibe Serap İnal
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Bahçeşehir University
name: Şebnem Nur Alkan
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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