Investigating the Immediate Effects of Kinesio Tape and Biomechanical Tape on Strength and Performance: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Cross-Over Trial

NCT ID: NCT04090541

Last Updated: 2025-04-30

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 20 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2016-11-03
• Study Completion Date: 2017-01-12

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.

Conditions

Sports Physical Therapy; Sports Performance

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Primary Study Purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Control

Tests were applied with any taping.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Sham Taping

In ST stage; medical purpose, hypoallergenic OctaCare® Rigid Transparent Plaster was applied as a rigid tape. This tape is also used under rigid tapes for protecting the skin. In this study investigators didn't prefer extra rigid tape on the plaster because that was very light and less sensitive material to our knowledge so it suited our aim of placebo control.

Group Type: SHAM_COMPARATOR

Rigid Tape

Intervention Type: OTHER

Non-Elastic Tape

Kinesiology Taping

In KT stage; the original Kinesio Tex® Tape Classic was applied as a kinesiology tape. In this study, investigators applied the tape with muscle activation technique and paper of tension (it was declared %10) according to Kenzo Kase's Kinesio Taping concept. It was implemented on both bileral Rectus Femoris and Calf muscles with same technique.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Kinesiology Tape

Intervention Type: OTHER

Tape can be elongate only one direction

Biomechanical Taping

In BT stage; Dynamic Tape® was applied as a biomechanical tape. In this study, investigators applied the tape with offload technique and paper of tension according to Ryan Kendrick's Biomechanical Taping concept. It was implemented on both bileral Rectus Femoris and Calf muscles with same technique.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Biomechanical Tape

Intervention Type: OTHER

Tape can be elongate only two direction

Interventions

Rigid Tape

Non-Elastic Tape

Intervention Type: OTHER

Kinesiology Tape

Tape can be elongate only one direction

Intervention Type: OTHER

Biomechanical Tape

Tape can be elongate only two direction

Intervention Type: OTHER

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

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 24 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Bahçeşehir University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Mirsad ALKAN

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Habibe Serap İnal

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Bahçeşehir University

Şebnem Nur Alkan

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Bahçeşehir University

Locations

Bahçeşehir University

Istanbul, Beşiktaş, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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Identifier Type: -

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