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

Immediate Effect oF Kinesio Taping on Calf Soreness and Extensibility Among Endurance Athletes

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05564585

Enrollment

Registered

2022-10-03

Start date

2018-07-24

Completion date

2019-01-20

Last updated

2022-10-03

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Conditions

Muscle Soreness

Keywords

Kinesio tape, Sham tape, Ankle dorsiflexion, Range of motion, Pain, Muscle soreness

Brief 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.

Detailed description

The study followed a single-blinded one-arm crossover repeated-measures randomized controlled design and included fifty-five endurance athletes (mean age, 16.40±2.69) from different stadia in Delhi, India. Outcome measures, including the ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (ADFROM), were measured using a universal goniometer before, immediately after application of either KT or Sham tape, and after treadmill running. However, the pain due to acute-onset muscle soreness was measured using a numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) immediately, 10 min, and 30 min after treadmill running.

Interventions

OTHERKinesio Taping

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

OTHERSham Taping

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

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

10 Years to 20 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Endurance athletes, including Cyclists, Badminton players, Long-distance runners * Both males and females aged between 10-20 years * Having BMI within the normal range (19-25) * Cooperation in the study

Exclusion criteria

* Other than endurance athletes * Aged less than Ten and more than 20 years * BMI fall beyond the normal range, either underweight or overweight * Musculoskeletal injuries, skin problems * Non-cooperation in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)	1 Day	NPRS was used to measure the level of pain. NPRS measures pain from a scale of zero to Ten where zero represent No pain and Ten represent maximum pain. Greater the score worse the pain.
Range of Motion	1 Day	Ankle active Dorsiflexion Range of Motion (ADFROM) was measured by a standard Goniometer.

Countries

Saudi Arabia

Outcome results

None listed

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