Status:
COMPLETED
Kinesio Tape Effects on Ankle Proprioception
Lead Sponsor:
University Rovira i Virgili
Conditions:
Sprains and Strains
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-35 years
Phase:
NA
Brief 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 immediatel...
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, immed...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Must be signed the informed consent
- Aged between 18 and 35 years
- Did not suffered from ankle or foot skin diseases
- Active dorsal/plantarflexion ARoM equal to or above 15º and inversion/eversion
- ARoM equal to or above 5º.
Exclusion
- Traumatic, neurological or circulatory diseases diagnosed
- Joint laxity
- More than three ankle sprains in their lives or one in the last 12 months that required treatment and ankle or foot pain at the time of study enrolment in the non-dominant lower limb.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
73 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01792908
Start Date
October 1 2011
End Date
April 1 2012
Last Update
February 15 2013
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Faculty of Medicina i Ciències de la Salut; University Rovira i Virgili.
Reus, Tarragona, Spain, 43201