Investigation of the Effect of Kinesiotape Applied With Exercise on Muscle Oxygenation With Moxy Muscle Oxygen Monitor

NCT ID: NCT05426772

Last Updated: 2024-06-04

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 32 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-09-16
• Study Completion Date: 2023-05-02

Brief Summary

Kinesio taping (KT) is an elastic adhesive tape with physiological effects, often used in rehabilitation and sports medicine. KT, which can stay in the body for 3 to 5 days, exerts a pulling force on the skin thanks to its wave-like structure and elasticity, and increases the gap between the subcutaneous soft tissue and fascia with its lifting effect. In this way, it reduces the superficial pressure and causes an increase in lymph circulation. In addition, with the effect it creates on the muscles, it allows maximum contraction and relaxation of the muscle and creates positive effects on the deep lymphatics. Another effective approach to increase blood circulation is exercise. Exercise, which is known to have many benefits, has been shown to increase both systemic circulation and muscle blood flow. There are findings in the literature that KT can increase the effectiveness of exercise, but it has been stated that this issue is not clear and more studies are needed. In order to evaluate the effects of KT on increasing the effectiveness of exercise and on circulation, the oxygen saturation of the muscle in the application area can be measured. As a matter of fact, "Moxy muscle oxygen monitor" has been used in the literature, which measures regional oxygen saturation (SmO2) and total hemoglobin (THb) in capillaries under the muscle. The Moxy muscle oxygen monitor is a lightweight (42 g) and small (dimensions: 61 × 44 × 21 mm) device that measures regional blood flow and oxygenation by placing it on the skin non-invasively with near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). Its validity in measuring muscle oxygenation was vigorous or fairly good, and its reliability was found to be moderate to high in low-intensity exercises (SROC: r = 0.842-0.993, ICC: r = 0.773-0.992, p < .01). It is thought that the application of KT, which is known to increase lymphatic and venous circulation, together with exercise will increase the amount of oxygen in the muscles. To the best of our knowledge in the literature, no study has been found in which this effect of KT is presented objectively. For this reason, it is aimed to examine muscle oxygenation with the Moxy muscle oxygen monitor, which provides objective data on KT applied with exercise.

Conditions

Healthy; Sedentary

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Healthy sedentary people

Muscle oxygenation and vital signs will be measured before, during, and after of 20 minutes aerobic exercise in an environment where suitable conditions are provided. After 3 days, kinesio taping will be added to the same program and the measurements will be repeated.

Group Type: OTHER

exercise and kinesiotaping

Intervention Type: OTHER

Exercise: Aerobic exercise will be performed on the treadmill for 20 minutes with a maximum heart rate of 55%-65% and a perceived exertion of less than 3. The Moxy muscle oxygen monitor will take measurements over the quadriceps femoris muscle at this time.

Kinesiotaping: After 3 days, the same participants will be called for kinesiotaping application. The application will be applied to the quadriceps femoris muscle with the facilitation technique by a physiotherapist who has a kinesio taping training certificate.

Interventions

exercise and kinesiotaping

Exercise: Aerobic exercise will be performed on the treadmill for 20 minutes with a maximum heart rate of 55%-65% and a perceived exertion of less than 3. The Moxy muscle oxygen monitor will take measurements over the quadriceps femoris muscle at this time.

Kinesiotaping: After 3 days, the same participants will be called for kinesiotaping application. The application will be applied to the quadriceps femoris muscle with the facilitation technique by a physiotherapist who has a kinesio taping training certificate.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Volunteering to participate in the study
• Being between the ages of 18-40
• Being sedentary (<600 MET-min/week according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form)
• BMI <30kg/cm2
• Subcutaneous fat thickness <12mm

Exclusion Criteria

• Having an open wound or infection in the application area
• Having a chronic illness
• Being pregnant
• Having a psychological disorder
• Having a lower extremity injury in the last 6 months
• Having had any surgical operation involving the lower extremity in the last 6 months

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 40 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Fatma Nur YILMAZ

Assist. Prof.

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Balıkesir, Bandırma, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

2020-60

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id