NCT01991171

Effectiveness of the Kinesio Taping® in Muscle Activation

Effectiveness of the Kinesio Taping® in Activation of Quadriceps Muscle and Reflex Inhibition of Hamstrings Muscle: Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 48 (actual)
• Sponsor: Paulista University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 20 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Forty-eight female patients will be randomized into three groups to receive the Kinesio taping, placebo Kinesio taping and control group. The group Kinesio taping receive the correct application of the method described. The placebo group will receive a placement without tension. The control group did not receive any form of intervention.

Detailed description

The group Kinesio taping receive the correct application of the method described with tension of 40%. The placebo group will receive a placement without tension. The control group did not receive any form of intervention.

Conditions

• Muscle Atrophy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Kinesio Taping	Kinesiotaping intervention is based upon the use of specific elastic tapes (known as Kinesio Tex Gold) that are applied with a certain amount of tension fixed to the skin of patients with the target muscles in a stretched position. The tapes will be placed over the quadriceps muscle.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-05-01
• Primary completion: 2013-06-01
• Completion: 2013-11-01
• First posted: 2013-11-25
• Last updated: 2014-10-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil