Effect Kinesio Taping on Acute-onset Muscle Soreness and Calf Muscle Extensibility Among Endurance Athletes

September 29, 2022 updated by: AMIR IQBAL

Immediate Effect oF Kinesio Taping on Calf Soreness and Extensibility Among Endurance Athletes

In recent years, athletes have frequently utilized Kinesio tape (KT) to enhance their performance. Despite widespread use, data regarding its efficacy and mechanism of action is lacking among healthy endurance athletes. This study aims to determine the effect of KT application on acute-onset muscle soreness and the extensibility of the calf muscles in endurance athletes.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The study followed a single-blinded one-arm crossover repeated-measures randomized controlled design and included fifty-five endurance athletes (mean age, 16.40±2.69) from different stadia in Delhi, India. Outcome measures, including the ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (ADFROM), were measured using a universal goniometer before, immediately after application of either KT or Sham tape, and after treadmill running. However, the pain due to acute-onset muscle soreness was measured using a numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) immediately, 10 min, and 30 min after treadmill running.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

55

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Saudi Arabia
      • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 11433
        • Rehabilitation Research Chair

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

10 years to 20 years (ADULT, CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Endurance athletes, including Cyclists, Badminton players, Long-distance runners
  • Both males and females aged between 10-20 years
  • Having BMI within the normal range (19-25)
  • Cooperation in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Other than endurance athletes
  • Aged less than Ten and more than 20 years
  • BMI fall beyond the normal range, either underweight or overweight
  • Musculoskeletal injuries, skin problems
  • Non-cooperation in the study

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: CROSSOVER
  • Masking: SINGLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Kinesio Tape
Kinesio Tape was applied over the Calf Muscle on Either leg.
Other: Kinesio Taping
Kinesio tape was applied over the calf muscle of either leg.
SHAM_COMPARATOR: Sham Tape
Sham Tape was applied over the Calf Muscle on Either leg.
Other: Sham Taping
The sham tape was applied over the calf muscle of either leg.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)
Time Frame: 1 Day
NPRS was used to measure the level of pain. NPRS measures pain from a scale of zero to Ten where zero represent No pain and Ten represent maximum pain. Greater the score worse the pain.
1 Day
Range of Motion
Time Frame: 1 Day
Ankle active Dorsiflexion Range of Motion (ADFROM) was measured by a standard Goniometer.
1 Day

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

AMIR IQBAL

Collaborators

Hamdard University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: AMIR IQBAL, King Saud University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

July 24, 2018

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

November 18, 2018

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

January 20, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 25, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 29, 2022

First Posted (ACTUAL)

October 3, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

October 3, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 29, 2022

Last Verified

September 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • JHIEC-03/18

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

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