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

Muscle Soreness Clinical Trial

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05564585
• Other study ID #: JHIEC-03/18
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 24, 2018
• Est. completion date: January 20, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: September 2022
• Source: King Saud University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 55
• Est. completion date: January 20, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: November 18, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 10 Years to 20 Years

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Muscle Soreness
• Myalgia

Intervention

Other:
• Kinesio Taping
Kinesio tape was applied over the calf muscle of either leg.
• Sham Taping
The sham tape was applied over the calf muscle of either leg.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Saudi Arabia	Rehabilitation Research Chair	Riyadh

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
AMIR IQBAL	Hamdard University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Saudi Arabia, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)	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
Primary	Range of Motion	Ankle active Dorsiflexion Range of Motion (ADFROM) was measured by a standard Goniometer.	1 Day