Kinesio Tape Effects on Ankle Proprioception

NCT ID: NCT01792908

Last Updated: 2013-02-15

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 73 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2011-10-31
• Study Completion Date: 2012-04-30

Brief Summary

The aim of the present study was to establish whether Kinesio Tape (KT) on the ankle (Kase protocol for the lateral ankle ligament) improves Joint Position Sense (JPS) in healthy volunteers immediately after its application and 48 hours later.

Detailed Description

The investigators assessed Joint Position Sense (JPS) through the difference of error (DoE) and the deviation of the target angle (DTA). JPS was assessed before the Kinesio Tape (KT) was placed, immediately after and 48 hours later.

Conditions

Sprains and Strains

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

KT group

The KT group received ankle KT on the lateral ligament in the non-dominant leg and a recommendation guide. The Kinesio tape procedure was carried out by the same certified athletic therapist to ensure consistency throughout the study.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Kinesio tape

Intervention Type: DEVICE

The KT used was Kinesiology Tape® of 5 cm and it was applied according to Kase protocol (Kase K). The first layer of tape consisted of a single strip placed over the anterior talofibular ligament from insertion to origin, with a 50% tension, except the two-centimetre proximal and distal ends, applied with no tension. The same procedure was repeated for the calcaneofibular ligament and posterior talofibular ligament

Control group

Any intervention has been applied. Using another kind of tape or a different KT application for control group may increase cutaneous information, undermining our goal.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Kinesio tape

The KT used was Kinesiology Tape® of 5 cm and it was applied according to Kase protocol (Kase K). The first layer of tape consisted of a single strip placed over the anterior talofibular ligament from insertion to origin, with a 50% tension, except the two-centimetre proximal and distal ends, applied with no tension. The same procedure was repeated for the calcaneofibular ligament and posterior talofibular ligament

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

Kinesio-tape; Kinesiotape; KinesioTM tape

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Must be signed the informed consent
• Aged between 18 and 35 years
• Did not suffered from ankle or foot skin diseases
• Active dorsal/plantarflexion ARoM equal to or above 15º and inversion/eversion
• ARoM equal to or above 5º.

Exclusion Criteria

• Traumatic, neurological or circulatory diseases diagnosed
• Joint laxity
• More than three ankle sprains in their lives or one in the last 12 months that required treatment and ankle or foot pain at the time of study enrolment in the non-dominant lower limb.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 35 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

University Rovira i Virgili

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Iris Miralles Rull

Lecturer

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Iris Miralles

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Rovira i Virgili

Locations

Faculty of Medicina i Ciències de la Salut; University Rovira i Virgili.

Reus, Tarragona, Spain

Countries

Spain

References

Miralles I, Monterde S, Montull S, Salvat I, Fernandez-Ballart J, Beceiro J. Ankle taping can improve proprioception in healthy volunteers. Foot Ankle Int. 2010 Dec;31(12):1099-106. doi: 10.3113/FAI.2010.1099.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 21189212 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

R02/2010

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

T11230S

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id