Acute Effects of Kinesio Taping on Heel-Rise Endurance and Gastrocnemius Muscle Oxygenation: A Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 入组人数
- 34
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Total Concentric Work (J)
研究概览
简要总结
acilitative kinesio taping (KT) is commonly used by athletes to support muscle performance and delay fatigue. However, evidence regarding its effects on muscle endurance and oxygenation remains inconsistent. This study aims to investigate the acute effects of facilitative KT applied to the gastrocnemius muscle on heel-rise endurance performance and local muscle oxygenation in healthy young adults.
In this randomized crossover trial, participants will complete two experimental sessions: one with facilitative kinesio taping and one with sham taping. After taping application, participants will perform a single-leg heel-rise test to task failure. Muscle oxygenation will be continuously monitored using a portable near-infrared spectroscopy device. The findings of this study may contribute to understanding whether kinesio taping has immediate physiological and performance-related effects on calf muscle endurance.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Crossover
- 主要目的
- Basic Science
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 25 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Young adults aged 18-25 years
- •Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool score of ≥28
排除标准
- •Sedentary (<150 min/week moderate or <75 min/week vigorous physical activity)
- •Elite athletes
- •History of ankle sprain
- •Lower extremity fracture
- •Surgical intervention
- •Neurological or vestibular disorders
研究组 & 干预措施
Facilitative Kinesio Taping
Participants will receive facilitative kinesio taping applied to the gastrocnemius muscle using a Y-shaped elastic tape with approximately 50% stretch. After application, participants will perform a single-leg heel-rise test to task failure.
干预措施: Kinesio Taping (Device)
Sham Taping
Participants will receive sham taping applied to the gastrocnemius muscle using a Y-shaped non-elastic tape without stretch. After application, participants will perform a single-leg heel-rise test to task failure.
干预措施: Sham Taping (Device)
结局指标
主要结局
Total Concentric Work (J)
时间窗: Measured during the single-leg heel-rise test in each experimental session (Day 1 and Day 2)
Total concentric (positive) mechanical work (Joules) performed during a metronome-guided single-leg heel-rise test to task failure on the dominant limb. Work output will be measured using the Calf Raise App (computer-vision-based motion analysis).
Percent Change in Gastrocnemius Muscle Oxygen Saturation at 20 Seconds (%ΔSmO₂_20s)
时间窗: From baseline rest to 20 seconds during the single-leg heel-rise test in each experimental session (Day 1 and Day 2)
次要结局
- Total number of single-leg heel-rise repetitions(Measured during the single-leg heel-rise test in each experimental session (Day 1 and Day 2))
- Peak Heel-Rise Height (cm)(Measured during the single-leg heel-rise test in each experimental session (Day 1 and Day 2))
- Concentric Power (W)(Measured during the single-leg heel-rise test in each experimental session (Day 1 and Day 2))
- End-Exercise Muscle Oxygen Saturation (SmO₂_end)(Measured at task failure during the single-leg heel-rise test in each experimental session (Day 1 and Day 2))
- Half-Recovery Time (HRT) of SmO₂(Measured during the 4-minute post-exercise recovery period following the heel-rise test in each experimental session (Day 1 and Day 2))
- Percent Change in Total Hemoglobin at 20 Seconds (%ΔtHb_20s)(From baseline rest to 20 seconds during the single-leg heel-rise test in each experimental session (Day 1 and Day 2))
- Eccentric Work (J) During Single-Leg Heel-Rise Test(Measured during the single-leg heel-rise test in each experimental session (Day 1 and Day 2))
研究者
Muhammed Şeref Yıldırım
Research Assistant (PhD)
Trakya University