Ankle Kinesio Taping on Balance and Functional Performance in Obese Females.

The Effect of Ankle Kinesio Taping on Balance and Functional Performance in Obese Female Collegiate Students

Obesity is one of the most dangerous factors affecting the joints, which must be prevented due to arthritis and the long-lasting, tiring effects that affect a person's life [1], The most important of these are foot problems due to weight and excess pressure, It is also one of the factors that greatly affects walking movement because it increases the load on joint movement, This increases the risk of musculoskeletal diseases.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Obesity
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Kinesiotaping; Other: Placebo kinesiotaping

Detailed Description

It had been reported that obese subjects have a higher prevalence of falls and ambulatory stumbling or a loss of balance than their non-obese counterparts. Excess weight increases the stress within the bones, joints, and soft tissues, resulting in impaired musculoskeletal function. such as abnormal mechanics of the body. These impairments, such as impaired balance, gait, strength, sensory function, and neuromuscular function have been identified as strong risk factors for falls.

Participants that are eligible to participate to the study will be distributed into two groups: Group A will receive ankle kinesiotaping on the dominant leg. While, Group B will receive placebo kinesiotaping on the dominant leg. The treatment duration will be 6 weeks for both groups.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 40
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Nesma M Allam, PhD; Phone Number: +201281968332; Email: dr.nesma2011@yahoo.com

Study Locations

• Egypt
  • Giza, Egypt, 12111
    • Recruiting
    • Faculty of physical therapy
    • Contact: Nesma M Allam, PhD; Phone Number: +201281968332; Email: dr.nesma2011@yahoo.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Female students between 18 and 25 years old
• BMI of 30 kg/ m2 or more

Exclusion Criteria:

• Orthopedic or neurosurgery injury past 6 months
• Ankle edema
• Skin allergy to the tape
• Abnormalities of the nervous system
• Any previous history of injury
• Use of medication in the past 3 months
• Regular physical activity at least three times a week

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Group A (Kinesiotape Group); The technique will follow manufacturer's guidelines, which is described in the Kinesio taping method. According to the manufacturer, the controllable variables in KT application included degree of pre-stretch applied to the tape (75-100%), the location and treatment goals. The subject will be asked to lie supine, with the ankle of the dominant side in neutral position. A Y shaped KT strip will be applied from the heel to lateral and medial femoral condyles. A I shaped KT strip will be applied from medial malleolus to lateral malleolus, passing under the heel. Another I shaped KT strip will be applied from slightly above the medial malleolus to slightly above the lateral malleolus, crossing on the instep at the malleoli level.	Other: Kinesiotaping; According to the manufacturer, the controllable variables in KT application included degree of pre-stretch applied to the tape (75-100%), the location and treatment goals. The subject will be asked to lie supine, with the ankle of the dominant side in neutral position. A Y shaped KT strip will be applied from the heel to lateral and medial femoral condyles. A I shaped KT strip will be applied from medial malleolus to lateral malleolus, passing under the heel. Another I shaped KT strip will be applied from slightly above the medial malleolus to slightly above the lateral malleolus, crossing on the instep at the malleoli level.
Placebo Comparator: Group B (Placebo KT Group); The same tape will be used for the interventional application. Two strips will be used, one from the heel to the proximal third of the leg, the other from the lateral malleolus to the medial malleolus crossing on the instep, both with 0 tension	Other: Placebo kinesiotaping; The same tape will be used for the interventional application with 0 tension.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Static balance	Single leg stance test: It is used for assessment of static balance. The participants will be instructed to close their eyes, stand barefoot on the dominate and then on non-dominant leg, and elevate the other limb so that it is close to but not touching the ankle of the limb on which they are stanced. The individual will be told to cross her arms over her chest before lifting the limb. The length of time the person can stand on one leg will be timed by the investigator using a stopwatch.	6 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Dynamic balance	the Biodex Balance System (BBS) SD (12.1-inch [30.7-cm] display, 115 VAC; Biodex Medical Systems Inc., Shirley, NY, USA). The BBS measures stability indices, which represent the variance of foot platform displacement in degrees for motion in different planes. The platform is fixable and movable.	6 weeks
Single leg hop test	The students will be asked to perform a maximum forward jump and land on the tested leg (first with the dominant, then with the non-dominant) while maintaining a two-second landing posture. The distance between the rear foot at landing and the start point will be measured in centimeter after being normalized to the subject leg length. The test result will be calculated as the average of the two best performances out of three trials	6 weeks
Single leg vertical jump	The students will be advised to stand on one leg, approximately one foot from the wall, and use the index finger to mark the wall as a reference point. Then they will jump on one leg (the dominant) three times and then the other leg (the non-dominant) three times. The difference between these two points was determined in centimeter, and the test result will be recorded as an average.	6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Cairo University
• Investigators: Study Director: Hadaya M Eladl, PhD, Assisstant professor of physical therapy for surgery, Faculty of physical therapy

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 1, 2023
• Primary Completion (Estimated): May 1, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 23, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 23, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): January 8, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 9, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 6, 2024
• Last Verified: January 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: IRB Approval No. 2023-124

Drug and device information, study documents

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