The Effect of Dynamic Taping to Improve the Landing Strategy in Athletes.

NCT ID: NCT05288296

Last Updated: 2022-04-25

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 990 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-08-01
• Study Completion Date: 2024-07-31

Brief Summary

This study will be conducted in three years: In the first year, we would recruit male and female high school soccer athletes to observe the effect of dynamic taping on landing error scoring system under fatigue status. In the second year, we would recruit junior high school, high school and college athlete to establish a native model of single-leg and double-leg LESS, then in advanced, confirm the ability to predict ACL injuries. In the third year, we will focus on high-risk subjects evaluated by LESS and athlete with ACL reconstruction to observe the supportive effect of dynamic taping.

Detailed Description

ACL injuries occur most frequently in sports involving pivoting sudden deceleration. In Taiwan, it was estimated that at least 1,000 cases of patients require ACL reconstruction annually. Despite the improving of surgical technique, there is only 65% patients who received the ACL reconstruction return to their pre-injury level of sport. Therefore, to prevent ACL injuries in athletes is critical.

According to previous studies, the Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) is a clinical assessment tool to do field evaluation. We could predict the possibility of ACL injuries by the change of biomechanics. However, there are still many factors affecting the LESS, such as fatigue, single or double leg landing, age, sex and specific sport...etc., and comprehensive studies are absent.

Dynamic taping is a newly developing technique with better elasticity and extensibility. Studies showed that dynamic taping improve the biomechanics of knee joint. Hence, we can adjust the faulty movement as soon as possible to prevent the occurrence of ACL injuries.

This study will be conducted in three years: In the first year, we would recruit male and female high school soccer athletes to observe the effect of dynamic taping on landing error scoring system under fatigue status. In the second year, we would recruit junior high school, high school and college athlete to establish a native model of single-leg and double-leg LESS, then in advanced, confirm the ability to predict ACL injuries. In the third year, we will focus on high-risk subjects evaluated by LESS and athlete with ACL reconstruction to observe the supportive effect of dynamic taping.

Conditions

Landing Error Scoring System (LESS)

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Athletes in Taiwan

In the first year, we would recruit senior high school soccer athletes (n=30) to observe the difference with/without dynamic taping on landing error scoring system under fatigue status. (2x2 cross-over study)

In the second year, we would recruit junior/senior high school and college athlete (n=900) to establish a native model of single-leg and double-leg LESS, then in advanced, confirm the ability to predict ACL injuries.

In the third year, we will focus on high-risk subjects evaluated by LESS and athlete with ACL reconstruction (n=60) to observe the supportive effect of dynamic taping. (2x2 cross-over study)

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

dynamic taping

Intervention Type: DEVICE

1. The intervention of dynamic tape can improve the LESS, which also means that we may reduce the probability of ACL injury through the intervention of dynamic tape.

2. By establish a native model of single-leg and double-leg LESS can predict the occurrence of ACL injury early and further prevent it.

Interventions

dynamic taping

1. The intervention of dynamic tape can improve the LESS, which also means that we may reduce the probability of ACL injury through the intervention of dynamic tape.

2. By establish a native model of single-leg and double-leg LESS can predict the occurrence of ACL injury early and further prevent it.

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• 1st Year: senior high school soccer athletes
• 2nd Year: junior/senior high school and college athlete
• 3dr Year: high-risk subjects evaluated by LESS and athlete with ACL reconstruction

Exclusion Criteria

• Those who are unable to exercise due to acute joint, muscle or nerve injury in the lower extremities
• Lower extremity surgery within 1 year
• Head trauma within 6 months
• Those with vestibular injury within 6 months
• Allergic to Dynamic tape
• Pregnant
• Visual coordination impairment

• Minimum Eligible Age: 12 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

CHIH-KUAN WU, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Taoyuan Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Locations

Taoyuan Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Taoyuan District, , Taiwan

Countries

Taiwan

Other Identifiers

202002434B0

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id