NCT07510243

Effects of Mulligan Mobilization With Movement Versus Kinesiotaping and Placebo on Knee Function and Injury -Related Outcomes in Basketball Players

Effects of Mulligan Mobilization With Movement Versus Kinesiotaping and Placebo on Knee Function and Injury -Related Outcomes in Basketball Players: A Parallel -Group Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Aleksander Moisiu Durres · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 14 Years – 22 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a randomized RTC study where the KOS-ADLS score of athletes' functionality and the OSTRC score of sports overuse injuries were used as outcomes, which were measured before the start of treatment, 1 hour and 2 weeks after treatment. In this study, 3 forms of intervention were used: Mulligan, Kinesiotaping and placebo in young basketball players with knee injuries.

Detailed description

Study type: Randomized Clinical Trial RTC ,with three intervention groups. Population: young basketball players. The intervention will last 2 weeks. Outcomes: KOS-ADLS; OSTRC. Statistical analysis: Mixed ANOVA

Conditions

• Knee Injuries, Sport Injury
• Knee Injuries

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Mulligan Mobilization with movement MWM	Participants received the MWM technique in a squat position with a tibial glide by a physiotherapist certified in the mulligan concept twice a week for 2 weeks, the treatment lasted 5 minutes.
OTHER	Kinesiotaping	Participants received the same kinesiotaping pattern regardless of injury type twice a week for 2 weeks for 5 minutes.
OTHER	Placebo	Participants received a sham intervention to mimic the treatment without therapeutic effect twice a week for 2 weeks, lasting 5 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-01-06
• Primary completion: 2025-06-27
• Completion: 2026-02-27
• First posted: 2026-04-03
• Last updated: 2026-04-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Albania