Ankle Kinesio Taping on Balance and Functional Performance in Obese Females.

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity

Treatments: Other: Placebo kinesiotaping; Other: Kinesiotaping

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06195748

IRB Approval No. 2023-124

Details and patient eligibility

About

Obesity is one of the most dangerous factors affecting the joints, which must be prevented due to arthritis and the long-lasting, tiring effects that affect a person's life [1], The most important of these are foot problems due to weight and excess pressure, It is also one of the factors that greatly affects walking movement because it increases the load on joint movement, This increases the risk of musculoskeletal diseases.

Full description

It had been reported that obese subjects have a higher prevalence of falls and ambulatory stumbling or a loss of balance than their non-obese counterparts. Excess weight increases the stress within the bones, joints, and soft tissues, resulting in impaired musculoskeletal function. such as abnormal mechanics of the body. These impairments, such as impaired balance, gait, strength, sensory function, and neuromuscular function have been identified as strong risk factors for falls.

Participants that are eligible to participate to the study will be distributed into two groups: Group A will receive ankle kinesiotaping on the dominant leg. While, Group B will receive placebo kinesiotaping on the dominant leg. The treatment duration will be 6 weeks for both groups.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Female students between 18 and 25 years old
• BMI of 30 kg/ m2 or more

Exclusion criteria

• Orthopedic or neurosurgery injury past 6 months
• Ankle edema
• Skin allergy to the tape
• Abnormalities of the nervous system
• Any previous history of injury
• Use of medication in the past 3 months
• Regular physical activity at least three times a week

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Group A (Kinesiotape Group)

Experimental group

Description:

The technique will follow manufacturer's guidelines, which is described in the Kinesio taping method. According to the manufacturer, the controllable variables in KT application included degree of pre-stretch applied to the tape (75-100%), the location and treatment goals. The subject will be asked to lie supine, with the ankle of the dominant side in neutral position. A Y shaped KT strip will be applied from the heel to lateral and medial femoral condyles. A I shaped KT strip will be applied from medial malleolus to lateral malleolus, passing under the heel. Another I shaped KT strip will be applied from slightly above the medial malleolus to slightly above the lateral malleolus, crossing on the instep at the malleoli level.

Treatment:

Other: Kinesiotaping

Group B (Placebo KT Group)

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

The same tape will be used for the interventional application. Two strips will be used, one from the heel to the proximal third of the leg, the other from the lateral malleolus to the medial malleolus crossing on the instep, both with 0 tension

Treatment:

Other: Placebo kinesiotaping