Effects of the Elastic Bandage on the Postural Balance of Young Women
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 48
- Primary Endpoint
- Changes in center of Pressure Area (COP)
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Elastic Bandaging Therapy (BET) is a technique that consists of the application of elastic adhesive tape directed on a skin, and is used for pain reduction, improvement of flexibility, postural alignment. It is believed that it can help proprioception by increasing or reducing muscle tension by acting on motor coordination and balance. The present study aims to evaluate the effect of the application of different BET strategies on the postural balance of healthy young women through measures obtained through a proper instrument for a balance assessment, a force platform.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Other
- Masking
- Single (Participant)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 35 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •women aged between 18 and 35 years;
- •not present chronic pain defined as daily or almost daily pain during the last three months;
- •not participate in rehabilitation programs.
Exclusion Criteria
- •present any type of neurological, cardiorespiratory, metabolic and / or orthopedic disease of high severity;
- •vestibulopathies and labyrinthine crises;
- •mental problems, attention and speech disorders;
- •some other type of impediment or problem that interfered with physical and functional tests;
- •Have undergone some kind of locomotor surgery;
- •pregnancy;
- •no participation in the three days of the research;
- •lack of understanding or non-cooperation regarding research procedures and methods;
- •do not volunteer.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Changes in center of Pressure Area (COP)
Time Frame: Before the application of the bandage (Pre-intervention), immediately after, twenty-four hours after and forty-eight hours after the application of the bandage
Ellipse area (95%) of the center of pressure (COP) in cm2
Secondary Outcomes
- Mean velocity in the mid-lateral direction (VML)(Before the application of the bandage (Pre-intervention), immediately after, twenty-four hours after and forty-eight hours after the application of the bandage)
- Mean frequency in the mid-lateral direction (FML)(Before the application of the bandage (Pre-intervention), immediately after, twenty-four hours after and forty-eight hours after the application of the bandage)
- Mean frequency in anteroposterior direction (FAP)(Before the application of the bandage (Pre-intervention), immediately after, twenty-four hours after and forty-eight hours after the application of the bandage)
- Mean velocity in anteroposterior direction (VAP)(Before the application of the bandage (Pre-intervention), immediately after, twenty-four hours after and forty-eight hours after the application of the bandage)
Investigators
Helen Christofel
Master student
Universidade Norte do Paraná