NCT01792908

Kinesio Tape Effects on Ankle Proprioception

Has Kinesio Tape Effects on Ankle Proprioception? A Randomized Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 73 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Rovira i Virgili · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of the present study was to establish whether Kinesio Tape (KT) on the ankle (Kase protocol for the lateral ankle ligament) improves Joint Position Sense (JPS) in healthy volunteers immediately after its application and 48 hours later.

Detailed description

The investigators assessed Joint Position Sense (JPS) through the difference of error (DoE) and the deviation of the target angle (DTA). JPS was assessed before the Kinesio Tape (KT) was placed, immediately after and 48 hours later.

Conditions

• Sprains and Strains

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Kinesio tape	The KT used was Kinesiology Tape® of 5 cm and it was applied according to Kase protocol (Kase K). The first layer of tape consisted of a single strip placed over the anterior talofibular ligament from insertion to origin, with a 50% tension, except the two-centimetre proximal and distal ends, applied with no tension. The same procedure was repeated for the calcaneofibular ligament and posterior talofibular ligament

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-10-01
• Primary completion: 2012-04-01
• Completion: 2012-04-01
• First posted: 2013-02-15
• Last updated: 2013-02-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain