The Effects of Kinesio Taping in Archery

Does Kinesio Taping Affect Shooting Performance Acutely in Archery Athletes?

The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of KT on archery athletes' performance.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Sports Physical Therapy
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Kinesiotaping

Detailed Description

Archery is a sport that requires strength, endurance, stabilization, and coordination of the upper body and shoulder girdle muscles. Kinesio taping (KT), which increased in popularity with the use in the athletes in the 2008 summer Olympics, is commonly investigated in the literature. KT is claimed to reduce pain and edema, increase functional performance, joint position sense, and blood-lymph flow, provide stability, and improve range of motion, flexibility, and strength. The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of KT on archery athletes' performance.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 43

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Istanbul, Turkey
    • Biruni University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 11 years to 14 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Archery athletes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• To be archery in the elite category for at least 1 year
• Attending training sessions at least 2 days a week

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having any neurological problems
• Having a Turkish-speaking and reading disability

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Other
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Assessment of Archery Shooting Performance	The archery shooting performance will be assessed with the target paper which includes 5 scoring colors. The subject will be placed within 18 meters distance of the target paper. The subjects will have 12 arrows to make the shoot. The best 6 shoots will be taken to calculate the total score.	15 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Assessment of Proprioception	The proprioception will be assessed with the angle reproduction test.	15 minutes
Evaluation of Scapular Dyskinesis	Dyskinesis will be assessed with scapular lateral slide test.	5 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Biruni University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Eylül Pınar Kısa, PhD, Biruni University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): August 4, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 4, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): September 18, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 26, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 27, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): July 29, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): January 2, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 29, 2022
• Last Verified: September 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: ARCHERY (Other Identifier: San Raffaele Hospital)

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