Kinesiotape on Quadriceps and Gluteus in Counter Movement Jump and Sprint in Soccer Players

The main objective of this study is to analyse the effect of KT on countermovement jump (CMJ) and sprint immediately and 24 hours after its application on the quadriceps and gluteus maximus.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Performance; Sports Physical Therapy; Athletics
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Kinesiotape of the physical performance

Detailed Description

Kinesiotape (KT) is a technique commonly used in sports practice. It may be beneficial in enhancing muscle function by additional cutaneous afferent stimulation. The objective of this study was to analyze the effect of KT on countermovement jump (CMJ) and 20-m sprints immediately and 24 hours after its application on the quadriceps and gluteus maximus. A total of 37 male soccer players (19.7 ± 0.9 years old) were randomly assigned to one of 3 groups: experimental group: KT activation (KTact), placebo group: sham tape (KTst), and control group (CG). Participants performed a 30-minute preliminary warm-up, after which they conducted CMJ and 20-m sprint tests. These tests were repeated later (with KT application or not) and after 24 hours.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 37
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Spain
  • Valencia, Spain, 46230
    • Maria Cinta Gomez

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 25 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• soccer players;
• age of 18-25 years;
• a regular attendance at training sessions

Exclusion Criteria:

• history of L1-L5 radiculopathy or lumbo-sacral pathology ;
• any treatment with KT on quadriceps or gluteus in the month prior to the study;
• history of systemic diseases that may affect the nervous system, musculoskeletal injuries or surgeries in the lower limb during the year prior to the study;
• use of analgesics or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: Placebo Group; With regard to the Kinesiotape technique, 2 I-shaped tapes were placed at the quadriceps, following the same direction of the muscle fibres and with no tension. At the gluteus, 2 I-shaped tapes were applied following the same direction of the muscle fibres and with no tension.	Other: Kinesiotape of the physical performance; It has done a countermovement vertical jump, a twenty meter sprint and a kinesio tape application technique
Experimental: Experimental Group; In rectus femoris, origin was under the anterosuperior iliac spines, and taping finished with a Y-shape pattern under the patella. After that, an I-shaped KT was applied over vastus medialis and vastus lateralis muscles in both quadriceps. Finally, subjects were taped with a Y-shaped KT at the gluteus maximus muscles. Tape tension was between 25% and 50%.	Other: Kinesiotape of the physical performance; It has done a countermovement vertical jump, a twenty meter sprint and a kinesio tape application technique
No Intervention: Control Group; It has not done any intervention in this group.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Countermovement vertical jump	Countermovement jump test was carried out on a Chronojump Boscosystem® contact platform and the jump height was measured in centimeters	24 hours
20 m sprints test	Sprint-speed measurements were conducted using Chronojump	24 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Universidad de Murcia
• Collaborators: Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Javier Reina Abellan, PhD, Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 2, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 2, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): March 2, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 11, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 18, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): November 19, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): November 19, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 18, 2020
• Last Verified: November 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Soccer; Kinesiotape; Sprint
• Other Study ID Numbers: 48490314N

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No
• IPD Plan Description: The timing of the application of KT in the gluteus maximus and the quadriceps should be taken into account as the speed of execution in football players decreases immediately after its application and 24 hours after the test is performed

Drug and device information, study documents

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