The Effect of Kinesio Taping on Ankle Proprioception

Sprains and Strains Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Kinesio Taping on Ankle Proprioception

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00932230
• Other study ID #: RD0206090175
• Secondary ID: 391
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 1, 2009
• Last updated: May 1, 2013
• Start date: June 2009
• Est. completion date: June 2010

Study information

• Verified date: May 2013
• Source: Logan College of Chiropractic
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study examines the effect of kinesiology tape on proprioception and postural control in subjects with sub-acute and chronic ankle sprains/strain.

Description:

The a priori hypothesis of this study is that proprioception (knee repositioning error) and balance (sway velocity and center of pressure) will improve significantly after intervention (Kinesiotape) in participants with a history of acute or chronic ankle sprains/strains.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: June 2010
• Est. primary completion date: June 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 20 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Logan student, staff, or faculty

• Between the ages of 20 and 65

• Previous history of ankle instability/sprains

• A score of 6 out of 10 questions answered yes on the Functional Ankle Instability form will qualify the candidate

Study Design

Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Sprains and Strains

Intervention

Other:
• KinesioTape
An elastic tape that will be placed on subject's ankles to determine whether ankle proprioception is improved

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Logan University, College of Chiropractic	St. Louis	Missouri

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Logan College of Chiropractic

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Joint Position sense testing and postural control (sway velocity center of pressure)		Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3 of Study	No
Secondary	VAS		Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3 of Study	No