Does Dynamic Tape (trademark) change hip muscle activity and function in healthy females during walking and running?

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: ower limb musculoskeletal conditions; Lower limb musculoskeletal conditions; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615001043527
• Lead Sponsor: Ms Sonia Coates

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-10-07
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 18

Inclusion Criteria

Female
18 years of age or older
Of good general health
Willing to participate in the current trial

Exclusion Criteria

Major lower limb or spinal surgery in the last 12 months (may affect their ability to complete the physical aspects of the trial)
Lower limb or spinal musculoskeletal injury within the last 6 months (may restrict their ability to complete the physical aspects of the trial)
Pain aggravated by walking or running (the components of the study may exacerbate their symptoms)
Known cardiovascular or neurological conditions (participating in this study may place undue stress on these body systems)
Known allergy to tape (application of the intervention may trigger this allergy)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in lower limb kinematics (measured using 3D motion analysis (Vicon from Oxford Metrics, UK) at the hip (hip flexion/extension, abduction/adduction and internal/external rotation); knee (flexion/extension, valgus/varus, tibial internal/external rotation); and foot/ankle (plantar/dorsiflexion, inversion/eversion, adduction/abduction)[To assess joint kinematics for the baseline and taping conditions, the participant will walk on a treadmill at a self-selected pace for 3 minutes, where Vicon measures will be recorded continuously from 90 sec - 150 sec. The participant will then increase the treadmill to a self-selected running pace for 3 minutes, where Vicon measures will be recorded during the same interval. <br>At the completion of both the first and the second taping condition, participants will have the taping condition removed and perform a washout walk (90 sec) and run (90 sec), with Vicon recordings taken continuously from 15 sec - 75sec during both walk and run phases. ]