Acute Effects of Fibular Repositioning Taping on Balance, Jumping, and Sprint Performance

Bursa Uludag University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Balance; Physical Performance; Taping

Treatments: Procedure: Fibular Repositioning Taping; Procedure: Sham Taping

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07604090

2025/819/15-10

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the acute effects of fibular repositioning taping on balance, jumping, and sprint performance in healthy young women. Eligible participants are randomly allocated to one of three groups: fibular repositioning taping, sham taping, or control. Physical performance and dynamic balance are assessed at baseline and after the intervention using functional outcome measures, including jumping tests, a 10-meter sprint test, and the Y Balance Test. The study is designed to determine whether fibular repositioning taping produces short-term changes in selected performance parameters compared with sham taping and no intervention.

Enrollment: 90 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy individuals
• Age between 18 and 30 years
• Willingness to participate in the study and provide informed consent
• Ability to perform balance, jump, and sprint performance tests

Exclusion criteria

• History of lower extremity injury or surgery within the last 6 months
• Presence of acute pain during testing
• Neurological, orthopedic, or vestibular condition that may affect balance or performance
• Previous experience of adverse reaction to taping material
• Refusal to participate or inability to complete the study procedures

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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90 participants in 3 patient groups

Fibular Repositioning Taping Group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this group receive fibular repositioning taping applied to the dominant ankle. Baseline assessments are performed before taping, and outcome measurements are repeated 30 minutes after the intervention.

Treatment:

Procedure: Fibular Repositioning Taping

Sham Taping Group

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Participants in this group receive a sham taping application with a similar appearance to the fibular repositioning taping but without therapeutic fibular repositioning. Baseline assessments are performed before taping, and outcome measurements are repeated 30 minutes after the application.

Treatment:

Procedure: Sham Taping

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in this group receive no taping intervention. Baseline assessments are performed, and outcome measurements are repeated after a 30-minute waiting period.