The Effect of Taping on Plantar Pressure Distribution in Players With Chronic Ankle Instability
NCT Number: NCT06499935
Status: RECRUITING
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Phases: NA
Conditions: Ankle Injuries|Ankle Injuries and Disorders|Ankle Sprains
Interventions: OTHER: Rigid Taping|OTHER: Kinesio-Taping|OTHER: Sham Taping
Sponsor: Cairo University
Sex: ALL
Age: ADULT
Enrollment: 88
Study Design: Allocation: RANDOMIZED|Intervention Model: FACTORIAL|Masking: DOUBLE (PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES_ASSESSOR)|Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
Start Date: 2024-05-24
Completion Date: 2024-10-25
Locations: Ahmed M. El Melhat, Beirut, 0000, Lebanon

Summary:
The goal of this study is to investigate whether there exists a difference in baropdometric readings of plantar pressure between individuals with chronic ankle instability and normal health individuals, in addition another goal of this study is to investigate the effect of rigid taping vs. kinesio taping on plantar pressure distribution as well as stability markers in individuals with chronic ankle instability.

The main questions aimed to answer are:

1. Is there a difference in plantar pressure distribution between individuals with chronic ankle instability and individuals without chronic ankle instability?
2. What effect do rigid and kinesio taping have on plantar pressure distribution and ankle stability markers?
3. Which tape affects plantar pressure distribution and ankle stability better?

Participants will:

Firstly be divided into two macro groups, one with chronic ankle instability and one without, with an observational part of the study to be carried out to investigate the differences in plantar pressure between both groups.

Secondly, the group with chronic ankle instability will be divided into two micro groups one receiving rigid taping and the other receiving kinesio taping, and the immediate effects of these tapes in terms of plantar pressure and ankle stability will be recorded and compared before and after within groups, and after between both groups.

Primary Outcome Measures: Baropodometric measurements of plantar pressure distribution., The plantar pressure data will be measured during single-leg stance and natural walk using the Gaitview (®) AFA-50 system (alFOOTs, Seoul, Republic of Korea). The pressure platform included a 410 × 410 × 3 mm active area consisting of a 45-mm thick floor mat (700 × 500 mm), comprising 2,304 (48 × 48) force-sensitive resistor sensors and sampling data at 17 Hz (Kim et al., 2012). An investigation of the reliability of the Gaitview® system using the two-step gait-initiation method was done. It demonstrated good to moderate reliability for measuring plantar pressure, and that it is suitable for use in clinical and research trials (Kim et al., 2012). Data will be recorded and saved using the same device., immediately after the intervention
Secondary Outcome Measures: Ankle Stability, Cumberland ankle instability Tool (CAIT) will be completed for each participant to measure the functional ankle instability severity. The CAIT consists of 9 items each containing choices ranging from 1 to 6, with scores from 0 to 5 for the right foot and left foot separately where the maximum score is 30 indicating high functional ankle stability while the minimum score is 0 indicating severe functional ankle instability (Hiller et al., 2006)., immediately after the intervention