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