The Short-term Effects of Trunk Kinesio Taping on Trunk Muscle Endurance and Postural Stability in Healthy Young Adults

Assistant Professor, Physioterapist, PhD

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03449290

Enrollment

Registered

2018-02-28

Start date

2018-02-15

Completion date

2018-04-30

Last updated

2018-02-28

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Conditions

Kinesio Taping

Brief summary

This study aimed to investigate the short-term effects of trunk kinesio taping on trunk muscle endurance and postural stability in healthy young adults.

Interventions

OTHERKinesio taping

Kinesio taping was applied on both sides of rectus abdominus, obliquus internus, obliquus externus and sacrospinalis muscles with muscle technique

OTHERSham Kinesio taping

Kinesio taping was applied on both sides of rectus abdominus, obliquus internus, obliquus externus and sacrospinalis muscles without any technique

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 25 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Healthy young volunteers aged between 18-25 years

Exclusion criteria

* Having disc hernias, any spinal pain complaint, spinal deformity, history related to spinal surgery, vestibulopathy, musculoskelatal injuries related to ankle, knee and hip joints, orthopedic and/or neurological problems and allergy to the kinesio tape

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Trunk muscle endurance	Change from Baseline taping at 1 hour after the taping	Trunk muscle endurance with McGill's trunk muscle endurance tests (seconds) was assessed

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Postural stability	Change from Baseline taping at 1 hour after the taping	Postural stability as static using a force platform when eyes open and eyes closed was assessed

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026