Ankle Kinesio Taping vs Mulligan's Mobilization With Movement

Comparison of the Effects of Kinesio Taping and Mulligan's Mobilization With Movement on Balance, Muscle Strength and Flexibility in Healthy Ankles

The aim of the study is to compare the effects of Kinesio taping and Mulligan's mobilization with movement technique on balance, muscle strength and flexibility in healthy ankles . Patients will randomly be divided into 4 groups: Kinesio taping (KT) group, sham Kinesio taping (SKT) group, Mulligan's mobilization with movement (MWM) group and sham mobilization with movement (SMWM) group . Kinesiotape will be applied both ankles as "Correction technique" in KT group, 'Posterolateral glide mobilization with movement' will be applied 10 times to both ankles in MWM group. The evaluations will be repeated after waiting 45 minutes to reveal the effects of Kinesio taping and Mulligan mobilization with movement.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Healthy
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Kinesio-tape; Other: Mulligan's mobilization with movement; Other: Sham Kinesio-taping; Other: Sham Mulligan's mobilization with movement

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 80
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • İzmir, Turkey
    • Dokuz Eylül University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 35 years (ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age between 18-35
• Healthy individuals
• Able to read, write and understand Turkish
• willing and able to attend study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any neurological, musculoskeletal or vascular disease in any of the lower extremity.
• Previous history of surgery in any of the lower extremity.
• Mental and cognitive disorders that would seriously affect cooperation

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: DOUBLE

Number of Arms

4

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Kinesio-taping; Kinesiotape will be applied both ankles.	Other: Kinesio-tape; Kinesiotape will be applied both ankles as "Correction technique".
EXPERIMENTAL: Mulligan's mobilization with movement; 'Posterolateral glide mobilization with movement' will be applied both ankles.	Other: Mulligan's mobilization with movement; 'Posterolateral glide mobilization with movement' will be applied 10 times to both ankles.
SHAM_COMPARATOR: Sham Kinesio-taping; Sham kinesio-taping technique will be applied both ankles.	Other: Sham Kinesio-taping; Sham Kinesio-taping technique will be applied both ankles.
SHAM_COMPARATOR: Sham Mulligan's mobilization with movement; Sham Mulligan's mobilization with movement will be applied both ankles.	Other: Sham Mulligan's mobilization with movement; Sham Mulligan's mobilization with movement technique will be applied both ankles.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
change in balance	Change in balance will be measured by using Biodex Balance System.	Before intervention and 45 minutes after the intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
change in muscle strength	Change in muscle strength will be assessed by using hand-held dynamometer.	Before intervention and 45 minutes after the intervention
change in flexibility	Change in flexibility will be assessed by weight-bearing lunge test	Before intervention and 45 minutes after the intervention
change in range of motion	Change in range of motion will be assessed by using electronic gonyometer	Before intervention and 45 minutes after the intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Dokuz Eylul University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): August 6, 2018
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): October 13, 2018
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): October 31, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 27, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 2, 2018
• First Posted (ACTUAL): August 8, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): November 15, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 14, 2018
• Last Verified: November 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: ankle; Mulligan; balance; Mobilization; Kinesio-taping
• Other Study ID Numbers: MullKT

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No