Effect of Kinesio Tape in Muscle Fatigue Measured by Biering-Sorensen Test

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Low Back Pain
• Interventions: Other: Placebo; Other: Kinesio Taping

• Registration Number: NCT01626482
• Lead Sponsor: CEU San Pablo University

Brief Summary

Muscle fatigue affects adversely the athletes´ performance and it is therefore one of the most investigated topics currently. However we do not know accurately the mechanisms that produce it.

The aim of this study is to determine the influence of the Kinesio taping (KT) application in the paravertebral muscle fatigue in a sample of healthy young subjects.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-09
• Primary Completion: 2012-05
• Study Completion: 2012-05
• Study First Submitted: 2012-06-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-06-21
• Study First Posted: 2012-06-22
• Status Verified: 2013-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-07-30
• Last Update Posted: 2013-07-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• More than 18 years
• They were motivated to be included in the study

Exclusion Criteria

• History of Low Back Pain (LBP) in the last 6 months that had lasted for at least 1 week and / or had required medical attention and / or had been off sick
• Back surgery
• Been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease or neurological or herniations, protrusions or severe scoliosis
• Had pain from a disease presenting infection, tumor or injury of an anatomical structure involved in the test

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Sham tape	Placebo	-
Kinesio Tape	Kinesio Taping	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time of maintenance in the Biering-Sorensen Test	Seconds	Duration in seconds of the Biering-Sorensen Test

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

San Pablo CEU University; 🇪🇸 Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain