Influence of Wrist Taping on Handgrip Strength in Crossfit Athletes

Vita Care

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hand Injury Wrist; Sport Injury

Treatments: Other: Wrist taping

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04780906

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Details and patient eligibility

About

The idea that the use of a wristband can increase the grip strength is old, but without systematic scientific evidence. Most Crossfit practitioners wear wrist bands during training because it is believed that the wristband increases the grip strength of the hand. The aim of this study is to to analyze the influence of the use of the wristband on the maximum force value and on the dynamic resistance of hand hold. A simple blind randomized cross-over trial will be performed.

Enrollment: 54 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• be an amateur practitioner of the Crossfit modality with at least 6 months of regular sports practice (at least 4 times a week)
• between 18-40 years old
• agree to participate in the study and sign the informed consent form (ICF).

Exclusion criteria

• active wrist/ arm injury or pain on the day of the test (pain score greater than 3 in 10 for both shoulder, forearm, wrist and / or hand on the VAS pain scale)
• history of wrist injury (especially fracture or ligament injury)
• previous wrist surgery

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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54 participants in 2 patient groups

Sham first (group 1)

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Performs the first round of test with the sham comparator than with the experimental wrist taping

Treatment:

Other: Wrist taping

Wrist taping first (group 2)

Experimental group

Description:

Performs the first round of test with the experimental wrist taping than with the sham comparator

Treatment:

Other: Wrist taping