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Effect Kinesio Taping on Acute-onset Muscle Soreness and Calf Muscle Extensibility Among Endurance Athletes

NCT05564585 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 55

Last updated 2022-10-03

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Summary

In recent years, athletes have frequently utilized Kinesio tape (KT) to enhance their performance. Despite widespread use, data regarding its efficacy and mechanism of action is lacking among healthy endurance athletes. This study aims to determine the effect of KT application on acute-onset muscle soreness and the extensibility of the calf muscles in endurance athletes.

Conditions

  • Muscle Soreness

Interventions

OTHER

Kinesio Taping

Kinesio tape was applied over the calf muscle of either leg.

OTHER

Sham Taping

The sham tape was applied over the calf muscle of either leg.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hamdard University

    collaborator OTHER

  • AMIR IQBAL

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • AMIR IQBAL · King Saud University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
10 Years
Max Age
20 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-07-24
Primary Completion
2018-11-18
Completion
2019-01-20

Countries

  • Saudi Arabia

Study Locations

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