Ankle Kinesio Taping on Balance and Functional Performance in Obese Females.

NCT ID: NCT06195748

Last Updated: 2024-09-19

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 40 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-12-01
• Study Completion Date: 2024-06-01

Brief Summary

Obesity is one of the most dangerous factors affecting the joints, which must be prevented due to arthritis and the long-lasting, tiring effects that affect a person's life [1], The most important of these are foot problems due to weight and excess pressure, It is also one of the factors that greatly affects walking movement because it increases the load on joint movement, This increases the risk of musculoskeletal diseases.

Detailed Description

It had been reported that obese subjects have a higher prevalence of falls and ambulatory stumbling or a loss of balance than their non-obese counterparts. Excess weight increases the stress within the bones, joints, and soft tissues, resulting in impaired musculoskeletal function. such as abnormal mechanics of the body. These impairments, such as impaired balance, gait, strength, sensory function, and neuromuscular function have been identified as strong risk factors for falls.

Participants that are eligible to participate to the study will be distributed into two groups: Group A will receive ankle kinesiotaping on the dominant leg. While, Group B will receive placebo kinesiotaping on the dominant leg. The treatment duration will be 6 weeks for both groups.

Conditions

Obesity

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Group A (Kinesiotape Group)

The technique will follow manufacturer's guidelines, which is described in the Kinesio taping method. According to the manufacturer, the controllable variables in KT application included degree of pre-stretch applied to the tape (75-100%), the location and treatment goals. The subject will be asked to lie supine, with the ankle of the dominant side in neutral position. A Y shaped KT strip will be applied from the heel to lateral and medial femoral condyles. A I shaped KT strip will be applied from medial malleolus to lateral malleolus, passing under the heel. Another I shaped KT strip will be applied from slightly above the medial malleolus to slightly above the lateral malleolus, crossing on the instep at the malleoli level.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Kinesiotaping

Intervention Type: OTHER

According to the manufacturer, the controllable variables in KT application included degree of pre-stretch applied to the tape (75-100%), the location and treatment goals. The subject will be asked to lie supine, with the ankle of the dominant side in neutral position. A Y shaped KT strip will be applied from the heel to lateral and medial femoral condyles. A I shaped KT strip will be applied from medial malleolus to lateral malleolus, passing under the heel. Another I shaped KT strip will be applied from slightly above the medial malleolus to slightly above the lateral malleolus, crossing on the instep at the malleoli level.

Group B (Placebo KT Group)

The same tape will be used for the interventional application. Two strips will be used, one from the heel to the proximal third of the leg, the other from the lateral malleolus to the medial malleolus crossing on the instep, both with 0 tension

Group Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo kinesiotaping

Intervention Type: OTHER

The same tape will be used for the interventional application with 0 tension.

Interventions

Kinesiotaping

According to the manufacturer, the controllable variables in KT application included degree of pre-stretch applied to the tape (75-100%), the location and treatment goals. The subject will be asked to lie supine, with the ankle of the dominant side in neutral position. A Y shaped KT strip will be applied from the heel to lateral and medial femoral condyles. A I shaped KT strip will be applied from medial malleolus to lateral malleolus, passing under the heel. Another I shaped KT strip will be applied from slightly above the medial malleolus to slightly above the lateral malleolus, crossing on the instep at the malleoli level.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Placebo kinesiotaping

The same tape will be used for the interventional application with 0 tension.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Female students between 18 and 25 years old
• BMI of 30 kg/ m2 or more

Exclusion Criteria

• Orthopedic or neurosurgery injury past 6 months
• Ankle edema
• Skin allergy to the tape
• Abnormalities of the nervous system
• Any previous history of injury
• Use of medication in the past 3 months
• Regular physical activity at least three times a week

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 25 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Cairo University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Nesma Morgan Allam

Assistant Professor of physical therapy for surgery, Faculty of physical therapy

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Hadaya M Eladl, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Assisstant professor of physical therapy for surgery, Faculty of physical therapy

Locations

Faculty of Physical Therapy

Giza, , Egypt

Countries

Egypt

References

Allam NM, Eladl HM, Elsherbini DMA, Abulfaraj M, Almadani ME, Megahed Ibrahim A, El-Sherbiny M, Eladl MA, Nosseir N, Jamjoom R. Efficacy of ankle Kinesio taping on balance and functional performance in obese female collegiate students: a prospective randomized placebo-controlled trial. Front Public Health. 2025 Aug 11;13:1631757. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1631757. eCollection 2025.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 40860562 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

IRB Approval No. 2023-124

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id