Effect Kinesio Taping on Acute-onset Muscle Soreness and Calf Muscle Extensibility Among Endurance Athletes

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Muscle Soreness
• Interventions: Other: Kinesio Taping; Other: Sham Taping

• Registration Number: NCT05564585
• Lead Sponsor: AMIR IQBAL

Brief Summary

In recent years, athletes have frequently utilized Kinesio tape (KT) to enhance their performance. Despite widespread use, data regarding its efficacy and mechanism of action is lacking among healthy endurance athletes. This study aims to determine the effect of KT application on acute-onset muscle soreness and the extensibility of the calf muscles in endurance athletes.

Detailed Description

The study followed a single-blinded one-arm crossover repeated-measures randomized controlled design and included fifty-five endurance athletes (mean age, 16.40±2.69) from different stadia in Delhi, India. Outcome measures, including the ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (ADFROM), were measured using a universal goniometer before, immediately after application of either KT or Sham tape, and after treadmill running. However, the pain due to acute-onset muscle soreness was measured using a numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) immediately, 10 min, and 30 min after treadmill running.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-07-24
• Primary Completion: 2018-11-18
• Study Completion: 2019-01-20
• Status Verified: 2022-09
• Study First Submitted: 2022-09-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-09-29
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-09-29
• Study First Posted: 2022-10-03
• Last Update Posted: 2022-10-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 55

Inclusion Criteria

• Endurance athletes, including Cyclists, Badminton players, Long-distance runners
• Both males and females aged between 10-20 years
• Having BMI within the normal range (19-25)
• Cooperation in the study

Exclusion Criteria

• Other than endurance athletes
• Aged less than Ten and more than 20 years
• BMI fall beyond the normal range, either underweight or overweight
• Musculoskeletal injuries, skin problems
• Non-cooperation in the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Kinesio Tape	Kinesio Taping	Kinesio Tape was applied over the Calf Muscle on Either leg.
Sham Tape	Sham Taping	Sham Tape was applied over the Calf Muscle on Either leg.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)	1 Day	NPRS was used to measure the level of pain. NPRS measures pain from a scale of zero to Ten where zero represent No pain and Ten represent maximum pain. Greater the score worse the pain.
Range of Motion	1 Day	Ankle active Dorsiflexion Range of Motion (ADFROM) was measured by a standard Goniometer.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Rehabilitation Research Chair; 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia