Effect of Kinesiotaping on Muscle Activity

Healthy Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Kinesiotaping on Bioelectrical Muscle Activity

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04352192
• Other study ID #: hdenizkulli4
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 12, 2020
• Est. completion date: August 13, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: September 2021
• Source: Bezmialem Vakif University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of the investigator's study is to analyze the effect of kinesiotaping (KT) on the electrical activity of the muscle by using time and frequency domain analysis of the electromyography (EMG) signals.

Description:

The kinesiotaping (KT) is a taping technique that is commonly used to improve muscle performance and facilitate or inhibit muscle activity in rehabilitation. A study reported that KT application did not change electrical activity in the early period (immediately after KT, 5th and 10 minutes after KT). However, another study showed that EMG activity increased 24 hours after KT application. A study revealed that the KT produced more EMG activity compare to placebo taping. In conclusion, the effect of KT on electrical muscular activity was arguable in the literature.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 38
• Est. completion date: August 13, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: August 12, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 30 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• To be right-handed-dominant

• To have normal or corrected vision

• To have no formal history of any resistance training.

Exclusion Criteria:

• To have history of neurological or recent musculoskeletal injury

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Healthy

Intervention

Other:
• Kinesiotaping
For kinesiotaping, the elbow positioned in 30°-45° flexion and kinesiotaping facilitation technique is applied origin to insertion of biceps brachii muscle.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Bezmialem Vakif University	Istanbul

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Bezmialem Vakif University	Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The first assessment of electromyographic activity	The electromyographic activity of biceps brachii muscle will be measured during elbow maximum isometric flexion by using electromyography device before KT for KT group or as a first assessment of the control group. The test will be repeated three times.	at inclusion
Primary	The second assessment of electromyographic activity	The electromyographic activity of biceps brachii muscle will be measured during elbow maximum isometric flexion by using electromyography device immediately after KT application for KT group or at 10th minutes after the first assessment as a second assessment of the control group. The test will be repeated three times.	after KT application for KT group or at 10th minutes after the first assessment
Primary	The third assessment of electromyographic activity	The electromyographic activity of biceps brachii muscle will be measured during elbow maximum isometric flexion by using electromyography device at 30 minutes after the second assessment. The test will be repeated three times.	30 minutes after the second assessment
Primary	The last assessment of electromyographic activity	The electromyographic activity of biceps brachii muscle will be measured during elbow maximum isometric flexion by using electromyography device at 24 hours after KT application or the second assessment. The test will be repeated three times.	at 24 hours after KT application or the second assessment
Secondary	The first assessment of maximum isometric voluntary contraction torque	The produced elbow flexion torque during first EMG assessment will be recorded at 90° elbow flexion using isokinetic dynamometer.	at inclusion
Secondary	The second assessment of maximum isometric voluntary contraction torque	The produced elbow flexion torque during second EMG assessment will be recorded at 90° elbow flexion using isokinetic dynamometer.	after KT application for KT group or at 10th minutes after the first assessment
Secondary	The third assessment of maximum isometric voluntary contraction torque	The produced elbow flexion torque during third EMG assessment will be recorded at 90° elbow flexion using isokinetic dynamometer.	30 minutes after the second assessment
Secondary	The last assessment of maximum isometric voluntary contraction torque	The produced elbow flexion torque during the last EMG assessment will be recorded at 90° elbow flexion using isokinetic dynamometer.	at 24 hours after KT application or the second assessment