Effect of Kinesiotaping on Muscle Activity

Bezmialem Vakif University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Other: Kinesiotaping

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04352192

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Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment: 38 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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38 participants in 2 patient groups

Kinesiotaping Group

Experimental group

Description:

The group in which kinesiotaping is going to be applied to biceps brachii muscle of participants and will assess EMG activities before KT, immediately after KT, after 30 minutes and 24 hours of KT. The EMG analysis will be performed during maximum isometric voluntary contraction of biceps brachii muscle.

Treatment:

Other: Kinesiotaping

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

The group in which kinesiotaping is not going to be applied. EMG activities will be assessed first assessment and after 10th minutes, 30th minutes and 24th hours of the first assessment. The EMG analysis will be performed during maximum isometric voluntary contraction of biceps brachii muscle.