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Kinesio tape in para-athletes with hypertonia

Investigating effects of kinesio tape on spasticity in para-athletes with hypertonia

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20210811052141N3
Enrollment
40
Registered
2024-05-24
Start date
2024-02-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-05-27

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Conditions

Spasticity in Paralympic athletes.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Kinesio tape will be applied on the gastrocnemius and quadriceps muscle for two weeks and kinesio tapes will be stretched 25% of their original length. Intervention

Sponsors

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: para-athletes with lower limb spasticity in their lower limbs ability to speak in Persian 18 years or older exercise for at least six hours per week

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: receiving other rehabilitation treatments other musculoskeletal disabilities using any medications affecting spasticity complete paraplegia

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Spasticity. Timepoint: Before intervention, immediately after intervention, 4 week after intervention. Method of measurement: Modified Modified Ashworth Scale.;Balance. Timepoint: Before intervention, immediately after intervention, 4 week after intervention. Method of measurement: Brief-BESTest.;Range of motion. Timepoint: Before intervention, immediately after intervention, 4 week after intervention. Method of measurement: goniometer.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNoureddin Nakhostin Ansari

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

nakhostin@tums.ac.ir+98 21 7753 3939

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026