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Effectiveness of the Kinesio Taping® in Muscle Activation

NCT01991171 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2014-10-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Forty-eight female patients will be randomized into three groups to receive the Kinesio taping, placebo Kinesio taping and control group. The group Kinesio taping receive the correct application of the method described. The placebo group will receive a placement without tension. The control group did not receive any form of intervention.

Conditions

  • Muscle Atrophy

Interventions

OTHER

Kinesio Taping

Kinesiotaping intervention is based upon the use of specific elastic tapes (known as Kinesio Tex Gold) that are applied with a certain amount of tension fixed to the skin of patients with the target muscles in a stretched position. The tapes will be placed over the quadriceps muscle.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Paulista University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mauricio Luz, MSc · Paulista University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
30 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-05-31
Primary Completion
2013-06-30
Completion
2013-11-30

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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