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Efficacy Study of Kinesio Taping to Treat Muscular and Joint Problems in Chronic Venous Insufficiency

NCT01501188 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 259

Last updated 2015-05-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of Kinesio Taping on gastrocnemius muscle activation during gait and on Range of ankle motion in postmenopausal females with Chronic Venous Insufficiency in initial stages in comparison to a placebo control group.

Conditions

  • Chronic Venous Insufficiency

Interventions

OTHER

Kinesio Taping

The participants were randomly assigned to an experimental group, to received Kinesio Taping application for gastrocnemius muscle enhancement and functional correction of the ankle.The treatment was performed three times a week during a 4-week period.

OTHER

Placebo kinesio taping

Placebo-control group received treatment with a sham Kinesio Taping protocol to enhance gastrocnemius muscle function and dorsal ankle flexion.The strips used in this group did not follow the principles of tension and anatomic distribution of Kinesio technique.The treatment was performed three times a week during a 4-week period

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad de Granada

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Carmen Moreno, PhD · Universidad de Granada

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-09-30
Primary Completion
2012-09-30
Completion
2012-09-30

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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