Acute Effects of Kinesiology Taping in Handball Players

Acute Effects of Kinesiology Taping On Functional Performance And Physical Parameters In Handball Players: Randomised Placebo-Controlled Trial

The aim of this randomised placebo-controlled study was to investigate the acute effect of kinesiology taping in the gastro-soleus muscle group of handball players.

Researchers compared the placebo and the kinesiology taping groups to see if there were any effects on foot plantar and dorsiflexion muscle strength, balance, proprioception, horizontal jumping and injury proneness.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Kinesiology Taping
• Intervention / Treatment: Procedure: Kinesiology Taping; Procedure: Placebo Taping

Detailed Description

This randomised placebo-controlled and double blinded study aimed to investigate the acute effect of kinesiology taping in the gastro-soleus muscle group, which has the key role in jumping, of handball players on foot plantar and dorsiflexion muscle strength, balance, proprioception, horizontal jumping and injury proneness. There were two groups in the study: the experimental group was applied 'Y shaped' kinesiology taping on gastro-soleus muscle group, based on facilitation technique with 25-50% stretching. The control (placebo) group was applied kinesiology taping on gastro-soleus muscle group without any stretching. Participants' muscle strength, proprioception, balance, horizontal jumping and injury proneness was measured before and two hours after taping.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 21
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Amasya, Turkey
    • Amasya University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 35 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Licensed handball player
• Volunteer to participate the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any discomfort that is contraindicated for the measurements
• Have suffered any injury in the last 6 months

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Screening
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Kinesiology Taping Group	Procedure: Kinesiology Taping; The experimental group was applied 'Y shaped' kinesiology taping on gastro-soleus muscle group, based on facilitation technique with 25-50% stretching.
Placebo Comparator: Placebo Control Group; Placebo Taping Group	Procedure: Placebo Taping; The placebo group was applied kinesiology taping on gastro-soleus muscle group without any stretching.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Muscle strength	Foot dorsiflexion and plantar flexion muscle strength were measured using a manual dynamometer (MicroFET2 (Hogan Inc., West Jordan, USA). This device; shows the peak force in Newtons on its own screen. Measurements were made in three repetitions after a 30-second records. The highest value was recorded.	2 hours
Proprioception	Ankle proprioception was measured using Baseline Digital Inclinometer (New York, USA) device. This was measured on the dominant and non-dominant ankle with eyes open and eyes closed. Ankle dorsiflexion at 10 degrees, ankle plantar flexion at 11 degrees, and 25 degrees was measured in active reproduction test positions.	2 hours

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Horizontal jump performance	This was measured by standing long jump with the direction of movement develops from vertical to horizontal. The distance between the zero point and the last point of contact of the foot was measured in centimetres. Three repetitions were performed and the highest value was recorded.	2 hours
Balance	Dynamic balance was measured with Y-balance test. The participant reached anterior, posteromedial, and posterolateral directions with one foot, while other foot was on the centre. The test was repeated three times in each direction and the average was recorded in centimetres.	2 hours
Injury proneness	Injury proneness was measured using Functional Movement Screen test. This test consists of seven different positions to measure strength, flexibility, balance and such various motor skills. The movements are deep squats, high stepping, single-line stepping forward, shoulder mobility, active straight leg raise, trunk stability push-ups, rotation stability. Each movement is scored between 0 and 3 points, the score that the participant can get from the test is between 0 and 21. It was scored 3 points if the movement was performed completely well, 2 points if the movement was performed with an error, 1 point if the movement was not performed according to the specified instruction, and 0 points if pain was experienced during the movements.	2 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Amasya University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): August 1, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): October 1, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): October 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 11, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 11, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): January 20, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 20, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 11, 2023
• Last Verified: January 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: muscle strength; proprioception; handball players
• Other Study ID Numbers: AmasyaU12

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