Effects of Kinesio Taping on Lower Extremity Biomechanical CharacteristicsNCT06616493
Tianjin University of Sport
A study testing kinesio taping in people with Effects of Kinesio Taping on Lower Extremity Biomechanical Characteristics, run by Tianjin University of Sport at 1 site in China.
Trial summary
Knee joint is one of the most important joints of the human body. It plays a vital role in basketball, football, volleyball and other sports that need to do repeated jumping and landing in high-speed sports. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 21 to 24 years, men onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Effects of Kinesio Taping on Lower Extremity Biomechanical Characteristics
- What is being tested?
- kinesio taping
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 40 participants
- Where
- 1 siteChina
- Study dates
- 1 Apr 2023to 30 Jun 2023
- 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 21 to 24 years
- Men only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- between 18-25 years old;
- BMI between 18.5-23.9kg/m2;
- no injury history or surgery history in recent six months.
Who cannot join
- kinesio taping allergy.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Knee joint is one of the most important joints of the human body. It plays a vital role in basketball, football, volleyball and other sports that need to do repeated jumping and landing in high-speed sports. However, the rate of knee joint injury is high in sports, and knee joint injury often occurs in single leg landing. It is related to the decrease of flexion angle of hip and knee joint on the supporting side, the increase of extension and valgus moment, and the increase of ground reaction force. Kinesio taping has been widely used in the field of sports protection in recent years, but whether it can correct injury-related biomechanical risk factors is still controversial, and there are few studies on the timeliness changes of kinesio taping. Therefore, starting from the above concerns, this study compares the differences in biomechanical characteristics of lower limb joints in knee joints under three conditions : kinesio taping, placebo taping and no taping. At the same time, the changes of biomechanical characteristics of lower limbs before and after taping were observed in order to provide reference for the application of knee joint kinesio taping in sports injury protection.
- Being tested
- kinesio taping
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
kinesio tapingOther
measure the subjects' lower extremity biomechanical characteristics with 3 different conditions respectively (kinesio taping, placebo kinesio taping, no taping)
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| KT | Experimental | subjects with kinesio taping Receives: Other: kinesio taping |
| placebo KT | Placebo comparator | subjects with placebo kinesio taping Receives: Other: kinesio taping |
| control | No intervention | subjects with no kinesio taping |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
hip flexion/extension angle at the initial touchdown moment
hip flexion/extension angle in sagittal plane at the initial touchdown moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
hip varus/valgus angle at the initial touchdown moment
hip varus/valgus angle in frontal plane at the initial touchdown moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
hip external/internal rotation angle at the initial touchdown moment
hip external/internal rotation angle in transverse plane at the initial touchdown moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
knee flexion/extension angle at the initial touchdown moment
knee flexion/extension angle in sagittal plane at the initial touchdown moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
knee varus/valgus angle at the initial touchdown moment
knee varus/valgus angle in frontal plane at the initial touchdown moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
knee external/internal rotation angle at the initial touchdown moment
knee external/internal rotation angle in transverse plane at the initial touchdown moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
ankle dorsiflexion/plantarflexion angle at the initial touchdown moment
ankle dorsiflexion/plantarflexion angle in sagittal plane at the initial touchdown moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
ankle varus/valgus angle at the initial touchdown moment
ankle varus/valgus angle in frontal plane at the initial touchdown moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
ankle external/internal rotation angle at the initial touchdown moment
ankle external/internal rotation angle in transverse plane at the initial touchdown moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
hip flexion/extension angle at the peak vertical ground reaction force (v-GRF) moment
hip flexion/extension angle in sagittal plane at the peak v-GRF moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
hip varus/valgus angle at the peak vertical ground reaction force (v-GRF) moment
hip varus/valgus angle in frontal plane at the peak v-GRFmoment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
hip external/internal rotation angle at the peak vertical ground reaction force (v-GRF) moment
hip external/internal rotation angle in transverse plane at the peak v-GRF moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
knee varus/valgus angle at the peak vertical ground reaction force (v-GRF) moment
knee varus/valgus angle in frontal plane at the peak v-GRF moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
knee external/internal rotation angle at the peak vertical ground reaction force (v-GRF) moment
knee external/internal rotation angle in transverse plane at the peak v-GRF moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
knee flexion/extension angle at the peak vertical ground reaction force (v-GRF) moment
knee flexion/extension angle in sagittal plane at the peak v-GRF moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
ankle dorsiflexion/plantarflexion angle at the peak vertical ground reaction force (v-GRF) moment
ankle dorsiflexion/plantarflexion angle in sagittal plane at the peak v-GRF moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
ankle external/internal rotation angle at the peak vertical ground reaction force (v-GRF) moment
ankle external/internal rotation angle in transverse plane at the peak v-GRF moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
ankle varus/valgus angle at the peak vertical ground reaction force (v-GRF) moment
ankle varus/valgus angle in frontal plane at the peak v-GRF moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
hip flexion/extension joint torque at the initial touchdown moment
hip flexion/extension joint torque in sagittal plane at the initial touchdown moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
hip varus/valgus joint torque at the initial touchdown moment
hip varus/valgus joint torque in the frontal plane at the initial touchdown moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
hip internal/external rotation joint torque at the initial touchdown moment
hip internal/external rotation joint torque in the transverse plane at the initial touchdown moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
knee flexion/extension joint torque at the initial touchdown moment
knee flexion/extension joint torque in sagittal plane at the initial touchdown moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
knee varus/valgus joint torque at the initial touchdown moment
knee varus/valgus joint torque in the frontal plane at the initial touchdown moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
knee internal/external rotation joint torque at the initial touchdown moment
knee internal/external rotation joint torque in the transverse plane at the initial touchdown moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
ankle dorsiflexion/plantarflexion joint torque at the initial touchdown moment
knee dorsiflexion/plantarflexion joint torque in sagittal plane at the initial touchdown moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
ankle varus/valgus joint torque at the initial touchdown moment
ankle varus/valgus joint torque in the frontal plane at the initial touchdown moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
ankle internal/external rotation joint torque at the initial touchdown moment
ankle internal/external rotation joint torque in the transverse plane at the initial touchdown moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
hip flexion/extension joint torque at the peak v-GRF moment
hip flexion/extension joint torque in sagittal plane at thepeak v-GRFmoment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
hip varus/valgus joint torque at the peak v-GRF moment
hip varus/valgus joint torque in the frontal plane at the peak v-GRF moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
hip internal/external rotation joint torque at the peak v-GRF moment
hip internal/external rotation joint torque in the transverse plane at the peak v-GRF moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
knee flexion/extension joint torque at the peak v-GRF moment
knee flexion/extension joint torque in sagittal plane at the peak v-GRF moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
knee varus/valgus joint torque at the peak v-GRF moment
knee varus/valgus joint torque in the frontal plane at the peak v-GRF moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
knee internal/external rotation joint torque at the peak v-GRF moment
knee internal/external rotation joint torque in the transverse plane at the peak v-GRF moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
ankle dorsiflexion/plantarflexion joint torque at the peak v-GRF moment
ankle dorsiflexion/plantarflexion joint torque in sagittal plane at the peak v-GRF moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
ankle varus/valgus joint torque at the peak v-GRF moment
ankle varus/valgus joint torque in the frontal plane at the peak v-GRF moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
ankle internal/external rotation joint torque at the peak v-GRF moment
ankle internal/external rotation joint torque in the transverse plane at the peak v-GRF moment
Measured: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted27 Sep 2024
- Study start1 Apr 2023
- Primary completion10 Apr 2023
- Study completion30 Jun 2023
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Effects of Kinesio Taping on Lower Extremity Biomechanical CharacteristicsStudies 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
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Crossover
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Tianjin University of Sport
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Wei Zheng, Tianjin University of Sport
- Investigators
- Wei Zheng, Study director, Tianjin University of Sport, Tianjin, China
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06616493
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- TJSport
- Status last verified
- Sep 2024
- First submitted
- 22 Sep 2024
- Last updated
- 27 Sep 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 27 Sep 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Tianjin University of Sport
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06616493
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- TJSport
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Tianjin University of SportUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Apr 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 10 Apr 2023 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Jun 2023 (actual)
- First posted
- 27 Sep 2024 (actual)
- 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.
Knee joint is one of the most important joints of the human body. It plays a vital role in basketball, football, volleyball and other sports that need to do repeated jumping and landing in high-speed sports. However, the rate of knee joint injury is high in sports, and knee joint injury often occurs in single leg landing. It is related to the decrease of flexion angle of hip and knee joint on the supporting side, the increase of extension and valgus moment, and the increase of ground reaction force. Kinesio taping has been widely used in the field of sports protection in recent years, but whether it can correct injury-related biomechanical risk factors is still controversial, and there are few studies on the timeliness changes of kinesio taping. Therefore, starting from the above concerns, this study compares the differences in biomechanical characteristics of lower limb joints in knee joints under three conditions : kinesio taping, placebo taping and no taping. At the same time, the changes of biomechanical characteristics of lower limbs before and after taping were observed in order to provide reference for the application of knee joint kinesio taping in sports injury protection.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Crossover
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 3
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| KT | Experimental | Other: kinesio tapingsubjects with kinesio taping |
| placebo KT | Placebo comparator | Other: kinesio tapingsubjects with placebo kinesio taping |
| control | No intervention | –subjects with no kinesio taping |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 21 to 24 years
- Sex
- Male only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- between 18-25 years old;
- BMI between 18.5-23.9kg/m2;
- no injury history or surgery history in recent six months.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- kinesio taping allergy.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| kinesio tapingmeasure the subjects' lower extremity biomechanical characteristics with 3 different conditions respectively (kinesio taping, placebo kinesio taping, no taping) | Other | KT, placebo KT |
Primary outcome
hip flexion/extension angle at the initial touchdown moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
hip flexion/extension angle in sagittal plane at the initial touchdown moment
hip varus/valgus angle at the initial touchdown moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
hip varus/valgus angle in frontal plane at the initial touchdown moment
hip external/internal rotation angle at the initial touchdown moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
hip external/internal rotation angle in transverse plane at the initial touchdown moment
knee flexion/extension angle at the initial touchdown moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
knee flexion/extension angle in sagittal plane at the initial touchdown moment
knee varus/valgus angle at the initial touchdown moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
knee varus/valgus angle in frontal plane at the initial touchdown moment
knee external/internal rotation angle at the initial touchdown moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
knee external/internal rotation angle in transverse plane at the initial touchdown moment
ankle dorsiflexion/plantarflexion angle at the initial touchdown moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
ankle dorsiflexion/plantarflexion angle in sagittal plane at the initial touchdown moment
ankle varus/valgus angle at the initial touchdown moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
ankle varus/valgus angle in frontal plane at the initial touchdown moment
ankle external/internal rotation angle at the initial touchdown moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
ankle external/internal rotation angle in transverse plane at the initial touchdown moment
hip flexion/extension angle at the peak vertical ground reaction force (v-GRF) moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
hip flexion/extension angle in sagittal plane at the peak v-GRF moment
hip varus/valgus angle at the peak vertical ground reaction force (v-GRF) moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
hip varus/valgus angle in frontal plane at the peak v-GRFmoment
hip external/internal rotation angle at the peak vertical ground reaction force (v-GRF) moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
hip external/internal rotation angle in transverse plane at the peak v-GRF moment
knee varus/valgus angle at the peak vertical ground reaction force (v-GRF) moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
knee varus/valgus angle in frontal plane at the peak v-GRF moment
knee external/internal rotation angle at the peak vertical ground reaction force (v-GRF) moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
knee external/internal rotation angle in transverse plane at the peak v-GRF moment
knee flexion/extension angle at the peak vertical ground reaction force (v-GRF) moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
knee flexion/extension angle in sagittal plane at the peak v-GRF moment
ankle dorsiflexion/plantarflexion angle at the peak vertical ground reaction force (v-GRF) moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
ankle dorsiflexion/plantarflexion angle in sagittal plane at the peak v-GRF moment
ankle external/internal rotation angle at the peak vertical ground reaction force (v-GRF) moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
ankle external/internal rotation angle in transverse plane at the peak v-GRF moment
ankle varus/valgus angle at the peak vertical ground reaction force (v-GRF) moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
ankle varus/valgus angle in frontal plane at the peak v-GRF moment
hip flexion/extension joint torque at the initial touchdown moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
hip flexion/extension joint torque in sagittal plane at the initial touchdown moment
hip varus/valgus joint torque at the initial touchdown moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
hip varus/valgus joint torque in the frontal plane at the initial touchdown moment
hip internal/external rotation joint torque at the initial touchdown moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
hip internal/external rotation joint torque in the transverse plane at the initial touchdown moment
knee flexion/extension joint torque at the initial touchdown moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
knee flexion/extension joint torque in sagittal plane at the initial touchdown moment
knee varus/valgus joint torque at the initial touchdown moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
knee varus/valgus joint torque in the frontal plane at the initial touchdown moment
knee internal/external rotation joint torque at the initial touchdown moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
knee internal/external rotation joint torque in the transverse plane at the initial touchdown moment
ankle dorsiflexion/plantarflexion joint torque at the initial touchdown moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
knee dorsiflexion/plantarflexion joint torque in sagittal plane at the initial touchdown moment
ankle varus/valgus joint torque at the initial touchdown moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
ankle varus/valgus joint torque in the frontal plane at the initial touchdown moment
ankle internal/external rotation joint torque at the initial touchdown moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
ankle internal/external rotation joint torque in the transverse plane at the initial touchdown moment
hip flexion/extension joint torque at the peak v-GRF moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
hip flexion/extension joint torque in sagittal plane at thepeak v-GRFmoment
hip varus/valgus joint torque at the peak v-GRF moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
hip varus/valgus joint torque in the frontal plane at the peak v-GRF moment
hip internal/external rotation joint torque at the peak v-GRF moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
hip internal/external rotation joint torque in the transverse plane at the peak v-GRF moment
knee flexion/extension joint torque at the peak v-GRF moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
knee flexion/extension joint torque in sagittal plane at the peak v-GRF moment
knee varus/valgus joint torque at the peak v-GRF moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
knee varus/valgus joint torque in the frontal plane at the peak v-GRF moment
knee internal/external rotation joint torque at the peak v-GRF moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
knee internal/external rotation joint torque in the transverse plane at the peak v-GRF moment
ankle dorsiflexion/plantarflexion joint torque at the peak v-GRF moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
ankle dorsiflexion/plantarflexion joint torque in sagittal plane at the peak v-GRF moment
ankle varus/valgus joint torque at the peak v-GRF moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
ankle varus/valgus joint torque in the frontal plane at the peak v-GRF moment
ankle internal/external rotation joint torque at the peak v-GRF moment
Time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application
ankle internal/external rotation joint torque in the transverse plane at the peak v-GRF moment
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 27 Sep 2024.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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.
Wei Zheng study director
Tianjin University of Sport, Tianjin, China
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing kinesio taping in people with Effects of Kinesio Taping on Lower Extremity Biomechanical Characteristics, run by Tianjin University of Sport at 1 site in China.
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 3 inclusion and 1 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Sep 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in China. 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. 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?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
hip flexion/extension angle at the initial touchdown moment (time frame: from enrollment to immediately after kinesio taping application). The study lists 36 primary outcomes in all. 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 27 Sep 2024.