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Efficacy of Red Kinesiology Tape on Carpal Tunnel-Like Symptoms and Performance in Esports Gamers
Led by University of Nevada, Las Vegas · Updated on 2025-01-03
30
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
17 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if dorsally applied kinesiology tape is an effective conservative treatment for symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome and assess the potential performance effect of the tape color in first-person shooter esports games in esports gamers who exhibit symptoms that resemble carpal tunnel syndrome. The main questions it aims to answer are: Is dorsally applied kinesiology tape able to manage carpal tunnel syndrome-like symptoms in esports gamers? Does red kinesiology tape hinder or improve performance in first-person shooter esports games in esports gamers? Researchers will compare red kinesiology tape to skin tone kinesiology tape. Both will be applied on the dorsal aspect of the hand and wrist of the dominant upper extremity. Participants will visit the site 2 times to get kinesiology tape applied and complete a pre and post-test for pain and performance. Depending on randomization a participant will receive a random sequence of the study arm (ex: red then skin tone or skin tone then red tape)
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Efficacy of Red Kinesiology Tape on Carpal Tunnel-Like Symptoms and Performance in Esports Gamers
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Over 18 years old
- Can see color vision
- Reports numbness, tingling, weakness, or pain in the hands, wrist, or fingers
- Has a positive Phalen's test result
- Passes Ishihara Color Vision Test with a score of at least 12
- Provides written consent
- Plays video games over 5 hours a week on average
You will not qualify if you...
- Cognitively impaired
- Pregnant
- Has history of skin conditions
- Has history of hand conditions other than carpal tunnel syndrome
- Has history of surgery to the wrist, hand, or fingers
- Currently receiving other forms of physiotherapy
- Has open wounds on the kinesiology tape application site
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Shadow Lane Campus
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89102
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Research Team
S
Sarah A Taing
CONTACT
D
Donnamarie Krause, Ph.D
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
CROSSOVER
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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