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Effects of Combined Exercise and Kinesio Taping on Balance and Jump Performance in Athletes With Chronic Ankle Instability

NCT07427290 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 78

Last updated 2026-04-13

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a combined neuromuscular rehabilitation program improves static balance in athletes with chronic ankle instability. It will also examine whether the addition of kinesio taping provides extra benefit compared with exercise alone. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does a six-week balance and strength exercise program improve static postural control in athletes with chronic ankle instability?

Does adding kinesio taping to the exercise program lead to greater improvements in balance compared with exercise alone?

Researchers will compare three groups: an exercise group, an exercise plus kinesio taping group, and a control group, to determine which approach is most effective for improving balance.

Participants will:

Take part in a supervised rehabilitation program three times per week for six weeks (intervention groups)

Perform balance training on a wobble board and strength exercises using elastic resistance bands

Receive kinesio taping before each session if assigned to the taping group

Undergo balance assessments before and after the intervention using force-plate measurements

Conditions

  • Chronic Ankle Instability

Interventions

OTHER

Balance and Strength Exercise Program

A structured rehabilitation program consisting of balance training on a wobble board and ankle strengthening exercises using Thera-Band. Sessions were performed three times per week for six weeks under physiotherapist supervision. Exercises included single-leg balance tasks with progressive difficulty and strengthening exercises targeting dorsiflexion, plantarflexion, inversion, and eversion.

OTHER

Exercise Program with Kinesio Taping

The same six-week balance and strength rehabilitation program as in the Exercise Group, combined with Kinesio Taping applied to the ankle before each training session. Taping was applied by a certified physiotherapist using a standardized technique to enhance proprioceptive input and neuromuscular activation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sport University of Tirana

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
25 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-11-20
Primary Completion
2025-01-02
Completion
2025-06-12

Countries

  • Albania

Study Locations

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