Effects of Kinesio Taping on Hip Abductor Muscle Strength and EMG Activity

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Ankle Instability
• Interventions: Other: Micropore Tape; Other: Kinesio Tape

• Registration Number: NCT04728672
• Lead Sponsor: King Saud University

Brief Summary

Athletes with chronic ankle instability tend to develop Glutei muscle weakness. This weakness makes the lower limb prone to injuries. Kinesio Tape (KT) may assist this muscle in performing its functions thus preventing injuries.

Detailed Description

The aim was to study the effects of Kinesio Tape on hip abductor muscle strength and EMG activity. Pretest-posttest experimental design was used. The study was conducted in the research lab of the University. Thirty-four athletes with a mean age of 22.08 years participated in the study. For the experimental group Kinesio Tape and for the control group Micropore Tape (MT) was applied over Gluteus Medius (GM) muscle. GM muscle's strength and EMG activity were noted in supine and during the Single-Leg Squat Test (SLST) respectively before and after the intervention. Hip abductor muscle strength measured through a maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) and GM activation measured through EMG. Handheld dynamometer (Lafayette manual muscle test system), Power Lab EMG system.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-12-12
• Primary Completion: 2020-11-23
• Study Completion: 2020-12-17
• Status Verified: 2021-01
• Study First Submitted: 2021-01-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-01-27
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-01-27
• Study First Posted: 2021-01-28
• Last Update Posted: 2021-01-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 34

Inclusion Criteria

• Repeated episodes of giving way after an initial ankle sprain,
• A history of at least 2 ankle sprains to the same side without injury to the contralateral ankle in the last 2 years,
• No history of other trauma to the lower extremities for the past 3 months prior to the study,
• Participants also needed to be capable of full weight-bearing without analgia,
• Subjectively reported that functional use of ankle had plateaued since the last injury.

Exclusion Criteria

• Participants having a history of ankle fracture, knee ligament injury, back or lower limb surgery, neuromuscular disease, or current neurological deficit,
• Currently receiving ankle rehabilitation were excluded from the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Control Group	Micropore Tape	Placebo Micropore Tape was applied and then outcome measures were noted.
Experimental Group	Kinesio Tape	Kinesio tape was applied and then outcome measures were noted.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Electromyography	upto 1 month	Electromyographic activity of gluteus medius was measured during single leg squat test
Maximum Voluntary Isometric Contraction	upto 1 month	Participants exerted maximum resistance against the dynamometer in the direction of hip abduction

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

King Saud University; 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia