To Analyze the Kinematic Change of Lower Limb During Jumping Task With Wearable Device - 2-year Program

Chang Gung Medical Foundation

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Landing Error Scoring System (LESS)

Treatments: Device: dynamic taping

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05346939

202101717B0

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will be conducted in two years: In the first year, the investigators would verify the relation between wearable device and motion analysis and its validity and reliability. In advance, the investigators are going to observe the effect of dynamic taping in lower limb biomechanics of high-school soccer and basketball athletes. In the second year, the investigators would recruit high school soccer and basketball athletes to examine the effect of dynamic taping in lower limb biomechanics under fatigue.

Full description

In Taiwan, it was estimated that at least 1,000 cases of patients require anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction annually. Despite the improving of surgical technique, there are only 65% patients who received the ACL reconstruction return to their pre-injury level of sport. Therefore, to prevent ACL injuries in athletes is critical. The mechanism of ACL injury is greatly associated with lower limb biomechanics.

Motional analysis is the golden standard for biomechanics. However, with the advancement in technology, the investigators could explore lower limb biomechanics conveniently by wearable device. But the validity and reliability need further confirmation.

According to previous studies, the investigators could predict the possibility of ACL injuries by the change of biomechanics, such as hip adduction, internal rotation and knee valgus. Dynamic taping is a newly developing technique with better elasticity and extensibility. Studies showed that dynamic taping improve the biomechanics of knee joint. Hence, the investigators can adjust the faulty movement as soon as possible to prevent the occurrence of ACL injuries.

This study will be conducted in two years: In the first year, the investigators would verify the relation between wearable device and motion analysis and its validity and reliability. In advance, the investigators are going to observe the effect of dynamic taping in lower limb biomechanics of high-school soccer and basketball athletes. In the second year, the investigators would recruit high school soccer and basketball athletes to examine the effect of dynamic taping in lower limb biomechanics under fatigue.

Enrollment: 115 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 1st Year: 16+ health volunteers
• 2nd Year: senior high school and college athlete

Exclusion criteria

• Those who are unable to exercise due to acute joint, muscle or nerve injury in the lower extremities
• Lower extremity surgery within 1 year
• Head trauma within 6 months
• Those with vestibular injury within 6 months
• Allergic to Dynamic tape
• Pregnant
• Visual coordination impairment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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115 participants in 1 patient group

Senior high school athletes in Taiwan

Experimental group

Description:

In the first year, the investigators would verify the relation between wearable device and motion analysis and its validity and reliability at stage I (n=15). And the investigators are going to observe the effect of dynamic taping in lower limb biomechanics of high-school soccer or basketball athletes (n=50) at stage II. In the second year, the investigators would recruit high school soccer and basketball athletes to examine the effect of dynamic taping in lower limb biomechanics under fatigue (n=50).

Treatment:

Device: dynamic taping