Effects of Kinesio Taping on Hip Abductor Muscle Strength and EMG Activity

Chronic Ankle Instability Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effects of Kinesio Taping on Hip Abductor Muscle Strength and EMG Activity in Athletes With Chronic Ankle Instability

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04728672
• Other study ID #: RRC-2019-27
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 12, 2019
• Est. completion date: December 17, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: January 2021
• Source: King Saud University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Athletes with chronic ankle instability tend to develop Glutei muscle weakness. This weakness makes the lower limb prone to injuries. Kinesio Tape (KT) may assist this muscle in performing its functions thus preventing injuries.

Description:

The aim was to study the effects of Kinesio Tape on hip abductor muscle strength and EMG activity. Pretest-posttest experimental design was used. The study was conducted in the research lab of the University. Thirty-four athletes with a mean age of 22.08 years participated in the study. For the experimental group Kinesio Tape and for the control group Micropore Tape (MT) was applied over Gluteus Medius (GM) muscle. GM muscle's strength and EMG activity were noted in supine and during the Single-Leg Squat Test (SLST) respectively before and after the intervention. Hip abductor muscle strength measured through a maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) and GM activation measured through EMG. Handheld dynamometer (Lafayette manual muscle test system), Power Lab EMG system.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 34
• Est. completion date: December 17, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: November 23, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 18 Years to 26 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Repeated episodes of giving way after an initial ankle sprain,
• A history of at least 2 ankle sprains to the same side without injury to the contralateral ankle in the last 2 years,
• No history of other trauma to the lower extremities for the past 3 months prior to the study,
• Participants also needed to be capable of full weight-bearing without analgia,
• Subjectively reported that functional use of ankle had plateaued since the last injury.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants having a history of ankle fracture, knee ligament injury, back or lower limb surgery, neuromuscular disease, or current neurological deficit,
• Currently receiving ankle rehabilitation were excluded from the study.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Chronic Ankle Instability

Intervention

Other:
• Kinesio Tape
Kinesio Tape
• Micropore Tape
Micropore Tape

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Saudi Arabia	King Saud University	Riyadh

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
King Saud University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Saudi Arabia, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Maximum Voluntary Isometric Contraction	Participants exerted maximum resistance against the dynamometer in the direction of hip abduction	upto 1 month
Primary	Electromyography	Electromyographic activity of gluteus medius was measured during single leg squat test	upto 1 month