Kinesio Tape Effects on Ankle Proprioception

University Rovira i Virgili

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sprains and Strains

Treatments: Device: Kinesio tape

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01792908

T11230S

R02/2010 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the present study was to establish whether Kinesio Tape (KT) on the ankle (Kase protocol for the lateral ankle ligament) improves Joint Position Sense (JPS) in healthy volunteers immediately after its application and 48 hours later.

Full description

The investigators assessed Joint Position Sense (JPS) through the difference of error (DoE) and the deviation of the target angle (DTA). JPS was assessed before the Kinesio Tape (KT) was placed, immediately after and 48 hours later.

Enrollment: 73 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Must be signed the informed consent
• Aged between 18 and 35 years
• Did not suffered from ankle or foot skin diseases
• Active dorsal/plantarflexion ARoM equal to or above 15º and inversion/eversion
• ARoM equal to or above 5º.

Exclusion criteria

• Traumatic, neurological or circulatory diseases diagnosed
• Joint laxity
• More than three ankle sprains in their lives or one in the last 12 months that required treatment and ankle or foot pain at the time of study enrolment in the non-dominant lower limb.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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73 participants in 2 patient groups

KT group

Experimental group

Description:

The KT group received ankle KT on the lateral ligament in the non-dominant leg and a recommendation guide. The Kinesio tape procedure was carried out by the same certified athletic therapist to ensure consistency throughout the study.

Treatment:

Device: Kinesio tape

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Any intervention has been applied. Using another kind of tape or a different KT application for control group may increase cutaneous information, undermining our goal.