HealthyNCT01726634
Performance Evaluation on the Upper Limb Closed Kinetic Chain Test After Scapular Elastic Taping on Jiu Jitsu Practitioners
A study testing Elastic Tapping in people with Healthy, run by Federal University of São Paulo at 2 sites in Brazil.
Trial summary
Evaluate if the elastic tapping application on the scapular region can interferer immediately on the performance during the upper limb closed kinetic chain test on jiu jitsu practitioners. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 50 years, men onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Healthy
- What is being tested?
- Elastic Tapping
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 64 participants
- Where
- 2 sitesBrazil
- Study dates
- Mar 2012to May 2013
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 50 years
- Men only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Practitioner of jiu jitsu for at least 12 months,
- No complain of pain on the upper limb on the last seven days.
Who cannot join
- Any episode of fracture on the upper limb (shoulder, elbow and wrist) on the last six months,
- To have any systemic inflammatory disease that restrains the subject of performing the test
Trial locations and contacts
2 sites in 1 country.
Brazil2 sites, 2 recruiting
- Recruiting
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
São Paulo, São Paulo, 04039-001
Sao Paulo Federal University, cete@uol.com.br
Rafael T Duarte
- Recruiting
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
São Paulo, São Paulo, 04039-001
Universidade São Paulo, cete@uol.com.br
About this study
Evaluate if the elastic tapping application on the scapular region can interferer immediately on the performance during the upper limb closed kinetic chain test on jiu jitsu practitioners.
Read the detailed description
Since the 2008 Olympic Games the elastic tapping has become popularized and used in many different professional and amateur practitioners of physical activity. However, the effects that their creators claim to have, the improvement of proprioception, muscular activity and pain has not yet been proved.
There is a lack of studies on the literature involving the using of elastic tapping and clinical functional tests, evaluating the differences on groups that where and where not submitted to the tape. The use of the bandage on healthy population has enhanced force sense in grip strength, and may increase the range of motion of the lower trunk. When applied on the triceps surae there was no increase on the height size of the jump task.
The purpose of this study is to analyze if the elastic tapping application on healthy practitioners of jiu jitsu can improve their performance on upper limb closed kinetic chain test.
It will be a randomized controlled trial with the CONSORT bases with 64 participants that will be divided into two groups:
- Control Group that will perform the upper limb closed kinetic chain test without any tapping and then tested again after applied a placebo tapping that will be placed vertically, against the orientation of the muscles that retrench the scapulas on the trunk.
- Intervention Group that will perform the upper limb closed kinetic chain test without any tapping and then tested again after applied a specific elastic tapping that is indicated to increase the activation of the lower and medium trapezius and the rhomboids, muscles responsible for retrench the scapula on the trunk.
The improvement of the test is upon the number of touches performed by the volunteer on a stated period of time (15 seconds). The best score of touches of three times trials will be taken as the mark of individuals of both groups, before and after utilizing the placebo and intervention kinesio tappings.
The investigators hypotheses is that after applying the tapping that improve the activation of the muscles of the scapulas, the practitioner will be able to improve the number of touches on the test.
Results will be expressed as hazard ratios (HR) with their respective confidence intervals at 95% and adopting α = 0.05. All analyzes will be performed by SPSS version 17.0.
- Conditions
- Healthy
- Being tested
- Elastic Tapping
- Keywords
- upper limb, functional test, elastic tape
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Elastic TappingOther
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic Tapping | Experimental | Not described Receives: Other: Elastic Tapping |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Difference on the number of touches at the upper limb closed kinetic chain test
The subject will perform the test initially without the elastic taping and the number of touches he made will be marked. After waiting 10 minutes one of the elastic tapes (the sham or the interventional) will be applied and the practicer will perform the test again. The number of touches will be marked once more. It will be analyzed if there were any difference on the number of touches between the participants of the groups sham/interventional.
Measured: Procedure consist in a 20-minute intervention and patients are not further followed
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted15 Nov 2012 (estimated)
- Study startMar 2012
- Primary completionNov 2012 (estimated)
- Study completionMay 2013 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for HealthyStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Investigator
- Enrolment
- 64 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Federal University of São Paulo
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Rafael Turqueto Duarte, Federal University of São Paulo
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01726634
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- CAAE 06221012.9.0000.5505
- Status last verified
- Nov 2012
- First submitted
- 31 Oct 2012
- Last updated
- 15 Nov 2012
- Results posted
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 15 Nov 2012. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Performance Evaluation on the Upper Limb Closed Kinetic Chain Test After Scapular Elastic Taping on Jiu Jitsu Practitioners
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01726634
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- CAAE 06221012.9.0000.5505
- Conditions
- Healthy
- Keywords
- upper limb, functional test, elastic tape
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 64 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Federal University of São PauloUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Mar 2012
- Primary completion
- Nov 2012 (estimated)
- Study completion
- May 2013 (estimated)
- First posted
- 15 Nov 2012 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Evaluate if the elastic tapping application on the scapular region can interferer immediately on the performance during the upper limb closed kinetic chain test on jiu jitsu practitioners.
Detailed description
Since the 2008 Olympic Games the elastic tapping has become popularized and used in many different professional and amateur practitioners of physical activity. However, the effects that their creators claim to have, the improvement of proprioception, muscular activity and pain has not yet been proved.
There is a lack of studies on the literature involving the using of elastic tapping and clinical functional tests, evaluating the differences on groups that where and where not submitted to the tape. The use of the bandage on healthy population has enhanced force sense in grip strength, and may increase the range of motion of the lower trunk. When applied on the triceps surae there was no increase on the height size of the jump task.
The purpose of this study is to analyze if the elastic tapping application on healthy practitioners of jiu jitsu can improve their performance on upper limb closed kinetic chain test.
It will be a randomized controlled trial with the CONSORT bases with 64 participants that will be divided into two groups:
- Control Group that will perform the upper limb closed kinetic chain test without any tapping and then tested again after applied a placebo tapping that will be placed vertically, against the orientation of the muscles that retrench the scapulas on the trunk.
- Intervention Group that will perform the upper limb closed kinetic chain test without any tapping and then tested again after applied a specific elastic tapping that is indicated to increase the activation of the lower and medium trapezius and the rhomboids, muscles responsible for retrench the scapula on the trunk.
The improvement of the test is upon the number of touches performed by the volunteer on a stated period of time (15 seconds). The best score of touches of three times trials will be taken as the mark of individuals of both groups, before and after utilizing the placebo and intervention kinesio tappings.
The investigators hypotheses is that after applying the tapping that improve the activation of the muscles of the scapulas, the practitioner will be able to improve the number of touches on the test.
Results will be expressed as hazard ratios (HR) with their respective confidence intervals at 95% and adopting α = 0.05. All analyzes will be performed by SPSS version 17.0.
Study design
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, investigator)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic Tapping | Experimental | Other: Elastic Tapping |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 50 years
- Sex
- Male only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Practitioner of jiu jitsu for at least 12 months,
- No complain of pain on the upper limb on the last seven days.
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Any episode of fracture on the upper limb (shoulder, elbow and wrist) on the last six months,
- To have any systemic inflammatory disease that restrains the subject of performing the test
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic Tapping | Other | Elastic Tapping |
Primary outcome
Difference on the number of touches at the upper limb closed kinetic chain test
Time frame: Procedure consist in a 20-minute intervention and patients are not further followed
The subject will perform the test initially without the elastic taping and the number of touches he made will be marked. After waiting 10 minutes one of the elastic tapes (the sham or the interventional) will be applied and the practicer will perform the test again. The number of touches will be marked once more. It will be analyzed if there were any difference on the number of touches between the participants of the groups sham/interventional.
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 15 Nov 2012.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
2 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Elastic Tapping in people with Healthy, run by Federal University of São Paulo at 2 sites in Brazil.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Nov 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 2 sites in Brazil. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Each site lists its own contact: choose the nearest one under Trial locations. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Difference on the number of touches at the upper limb closed kinetic chain test (time frame: Procedure consist in a 20-minute intervention and patients are not further followed). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 15 Nov 2012; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 31 Oct 2026.