NCT04156607

The Effects of Kinesiotaping on Balance in Children With Down Syndrome.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 36 (actual)
• Sponsor: Gazi University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 20 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aimed to explore the effects of Kinesio tape applied to plantar soles on balance in children with Down Syndrome (DS). Two groups including children with DS and a group with their typically developing peers evaluated. Half of the children with DS took Kinesio tape application to the plantar soles and the other half took sham taping application. All children evaluated with dynamic and static balance measurements and DS children evaluated immediately after taping and 45 minutes after taping again with the same measurements.

Detailed description

Balance is one of the most problematic issues in children with DS. Mechanoreceptors of plantar region of the foot helps to regulate human erect posture and balance. Studies shows that inputs from foot sole give a positive effect in improving balance both in healthy and neurologically demaged subjects. Kinesio tape is a supportive method in physiotherapy with it's proprioceptive input giving effects. It is aimed to show the acute effects of Kinesio tape on balance parameters in children with DS.

Conditions

• Down Syndrome
• Balance

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Kinesio taping	For the fascia technique, one part of the band which were divided by 4 fans is adhered on Achilles tendon to the heel with a 0% stretch. Then the plantar fascia was stretched by the examiner and the toes were extended (ankle dorsiflexion, toe extension) and the divided part of the band was applied toward the metatarsal heads with paper-off technique (5-15%).
OTHER	Sham taping	''I'' bant were cut from the middle point of the Achilles tendon to the metatarsal heads. The band was applied from the Achilles tendon to the metatarsal heads without any stretching of plantar fascia and band.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-02-25
• Primary completion: 2018-05-15
• Completion: 2018-05-15
• First posted: 2019-11-07
• Last updated: 2019-11-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)