KINESIOTAPINGNCT06993857

Acute Effect of Forearm Neuromuscular Taping on Pain, Biological and Functional Variables Post-exercise.

A study testing Neuromuscular taping applied with no tension, Neuromuscular taping applied with distal-to-proximal tension and Neuromuscular taping applied with proximal-to-distal tension in people with KINESIOTAPING and NEUROMUSCULAR TAPING, run by European University of Madrid.

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Trial summary

Who is it for?: Ages 18 to 30 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for: KINESIOTAPING, NEUROMUSCULAR TAPING
What is being tested?: Neuromuscular taping applied with no tension, Neuromuscular taping applied with distal-to-proximal tension and Neuromuscular taping applied with proximal-to-distal tension
Could I receive a placebo?: Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people: 40 participants
Where: No sites listed yet
Study dates: Jun 2025to Jun 2025
Phase: Interventional
Are there results?: Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

Ages 18 to 30 years
All sexes
Healthy volunteers accepted
Adult

Who may be able to join

Age between 18 and 30 years.
Both genders.
Body mass index between 18.50 and 23.99 kg/m².
No musculoskeletal disorders in the last 3 months and intact skin on the forearm.
No neurological or circulatory disease.
No additional exercise or treatment during the study.
No induced fatigue before the experiment.
Physically active individual (defined as performing at least 150-300 minutes of moderate activity or 75-150 minutes of vigorous activity per week for at least 6 months).

Who cannot join

Acute soft tissue injury to the upper extremity in the past month.
Allergy to NMT or similar drugs.
History of surgical procedures on the upper extremities.
Functional impairment of vision or vestibular sensation.
Frequent use of neuromuscular taping on the upper extremities.
Analgesic intervention for musculoskeletal pain in the past 3 weeks.
Participation in a physical therapy rehabilitation program in the past 3 months.
Serious physical injuries that limit the ability to perform these procedures.

Trial locations and contacts

No sites are listed yet. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Jose Angel del Blanco Muñiz, PhD in Physical Therapy contact

+34912115237

joseangel.delblanco@universidadeuropea.es

About this study

Official title: Acute Effect of Forearm Neuromuscular Taping on Maximal Grip Strength, Pressure Pain Threshold, and Muscle Oxygenation in Healthy Collegiate Athletes Post-exercise: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

This study aims to evaluate the acute effect of neuromuscular taping applied to the forearm on maximal grip strength, pressure pain threshold, and muscle oxygenation in healthy university athletes after exercise. Using a randomized controlled trial design, the study aims to provide rigorous evidence that will help clarify the potential benefits of Neuromuscular Taping (NMT) in a sports context. The relevance of this research lies in providing useful information for health and sports professionals, facilitating informed decision-making regarding the use of this technique in daily practice. A randomized controlled trial will be conducted, with participants divided into four groups: two experimental groups, one placebo group, and one control group. One experimental group will receive NMT with proximal-to-distal tension, while the other will receive distal-to-proximal tension. The placebo group will receive NMT without tension, and the control group no NMT application.

Conditions: KINESIOTAPING, NEUROMUSCULAR TAPING
Being tested: Neuromuscular taping applied with no tension, Neuromuscular taping applied with distal-to-proximal tension, Neuromuscular taping applied with proximal-to-distal tension

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Neuromuscular taping applied with no tensionOther
Neuromuscular taping applied with no tension over the anterior surface of the forearm before performing an exercise protocol to observe immediate changes in pain pressure, muscle oxygenation and grip strength
Neuromuscular taping applied with distal-to-proximal tensionOther
Neuromuscular taping applied with distal-to-proximal tension over the anterior surface of the forearm before performing an exercise protocol to observe immediate changes in pain pressure, muscle oxygenation and grip strength
Neuromuscular taping applied with proximal-to-distal tensionOther
Neuromuscular taping applied with proximal-to-distal tension over the anterior surface of the forearm before performing an exercise protocol to observe immediate changes in pain pressure, muscle oxygenation and grip strength

Study groups in NCT06993857
Study group	Role	What they receive
Neuromuscular taping with proximal-to-distal tension	Active comparator	Neuromuscular taping applied over the forearm with proximal-to-distal tension Receives: Other: Neuromuscular taping applied with proximal-to-distal tension
Neuromuscular taping applied with distal-to-proximal tension	Active comparator	Neuromuscular taping applied over the forearm with distal-to-proximal tension Receives: Other: Neuromuscular taping applied with distal-to-proximal tension
Neuromuscular taping applied with no tension	Sham comparator	Neuromuscular taping applied with no tension over the forearm Receives: Other: Neuromuscular taping applied with no tension
No Neuromuscular taping application	No intervention	No intervention done

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

Grip strength
Measurement of grip strength in baseline and immediately after the exercise protocol performance while using NMT (prox-to-distal or distal-to-proximal), sham NMT or no NMT over the anterior surface of the forearm
Measured: Change from Baseline to immediately after the assigned intervention

Secondary outcomes (2)

Muscle oxigenation
Measurement of muscle oxygenation in anterior surface of the forearm (flexor carpi radialis longus) baseline and immediately after the exercise protocol performance while using NMT (prox-to-distal or distal-to-proximal), sham NMT or no NMT over the anterior surface of the forearm
Measured: Change from Baseline to immediately after the assigned intervention
Pressure pain threshold
Measurement of pressure pain threshold in anterior surface of the forearm (flexor carpi radialis longus) baseline and immediately after the exercise protocol performance while using NMT (prox-to-distal or distal-to-proximal), sham NMT or no NMT over the anterior surface of the forearm
Measured: Change from Baseline to immediately after the assigned intervention

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

Jun 2025Jun 2025

First posted29 May 2025
Study startJun 2025 (estimated)
Primary completionJun 2025 (estimated)
Study completionJun 2025 (estimated)

Resources

Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
Publications (4)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
Other trials for KINESIOTAPINGStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design

Study type: Interventional
Phase: Phase N/A
Primary purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomised
Intervention model: Parallel groups
Model description: Participants are divided into four groups: two experimental groups, one placebo group, and one control group. One experimental group receives NMT with proximal-to-distal tension, while the other receives distal-to-proximal tension. The placebo group receives NMT without tension, and the control group receives no NMT.
Masking: Single blind
Who is masked: Outcomes assessor
Enrolment: 40 participants (estimated)

IDs, dates and publications

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06993857
Sponsor's protocol ID: 2025-155
Status last verified: May 2025
First submitted: 8 May 2025
Last updated: 29 May 2025
Results posted: No
Data monitoring committee: No
FDA-regulated drug: No
FDA-regulated device: No
Individual data sharing: No

Publications

Feldmann A, Schmitz R, Erlacher D. Near-infrared spectroscopy-derived muscle oxygen saturation on a 0% to 100% scale: reliability and validity of the Moxy Monitor. J Biomed Opt. 2019 Nov;24(11):1-11. doi: 10.1117/1.JBO.24.11.115001.
PubMed 31741352
Kuzdzal A, Clemente FM, Kawczynski A, Ryszkiel I, Trybulski R. Comparing The Effects of Compression Contrast Therapy and Dry Needling on Muscle Functionality, Pressure Pain Threshold, and Perfusion after Isometric Fatigue in Forearm Muscles of Combat Sports Athletes: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial. J Sports Sci Med. 2024 Sep 1;23(1):548-558. doi: 10.52082/jssm.2024.548. eCollection 2024 Sep.
PubMed 39228772
Limmer M, Buck S, de Marees M, Roth R. Acute effects of kinesio taping on muscular strength and endurance parameters of the finger flexors in sport climbing: A randomised, controlled crossover trial. Eur J Sport Sci. 2020 May;20(4):427-436. doi: 10.1080/17461391.2019.1633415. Epub 2019 Jun 29.
PubMed 31258054
Williams S, Whatman C, Hume PA, Sheerin K. Kinesio taping in treatment and prevention of sports injuries: a meta-analysis of the evidence for its effectiveness. Sports Med. 2012 Feb 1;42(2):153-64. doi: 10.2165/11594960-000000000-00000.
PubMed 22124445

Interested in taking part?

Jose Angel del Blanco Muñiz, PhD in Physical Therapy

+34912115237

joseangel.delblanco@universidadeuropea.es

Talk to your doctor first and take this page with you. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

Questions to ask the study team

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What would I need to do, and how often would I visit?
Could I receive a placebo instead of the treatment?
What are the possible risks and benefits for me?
Will it cost me anything? Are travel or time paid for?
Can I keep seeing my own doctor during the study?
What happens when the study ends?

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Study at a glance

From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 29 May 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.

Official title: Acute Effect of Forearm Neuromuscular Taping on Maximal Grip Strength, Pressure Pain Threshold, and Muscle Oxygenation in Healthy Collegiate Athletes Post-exercise: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06993857
Acronym / sponsor ID: 2025-155
Conditions: KINESIOTAPING, NEUROMUSCULAR TAPING
Study type: Interventional
Recruitment status: Not yet recruiting
Enrolment: 40 participants (estimated)
Lead sponsor: European University of MadridUniversity, hospital or other
Study start: Jun 2025 (estimated)
Primary completion: Jun 2025 (estimated)
Study completion: Jun 2025 (estimated)
First posted: 29 May 2025 (actual)
Results: Not posted in the source record

Clinical summary

The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.

Study design

Primary purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomised
Intervention model: Parallel groups
Masking: Single blind (outcomes assessor)
Number of arms: 4
Model description: Participants are divided into four groups: two experimental groups, one placebo group, and one control group. One experimental group receives NMT with proximal-to-distal tension, while the other receives distal-to-proximal tension. The placebo group receives NMT without tension, and the control group receives no NMT.

Arm	Type	Receives
Neuromuscular taping with proximal-to-distal tension	Active comparator	Other: Neuromuscular taping applied with proximal-to-distal tensionNeuromuscular taping applied over the forearm with proximal-to-distal tension
Neuromuscular taping applied with distal-to-proximal tension	Active comparator	Other: Neuromuscular taping applied with distal-to-proximal tensionNeuromuscular taping applied over the forearm with distal-to-proximal tension
Neuromuscular taping applied with no tension	Sham comparator	Other: Neuromuscular taping applied with no tensionNeuromuscular taping applied with no tension over the forearm
No Neuromuscular taping application	No intervention	–No intervention done

Who may qualify

Ages: 18 to 30 years
Sex: All
Healthy volunteers: Accepted
Age groups: Adult

Key inclusion criteria (8 listed)

Age between 18 and 30 years.
Both genders.
Body mass index between 18.50 and 23.99 kg/m².
No musculoskeletal disorders in the last 3 months and intact skin on the forearm.
No neurological or circulatory disease.

Key exclusion criteria (8 listed)

Acute soft tissue injury to the upper extremity in the past month.
Allergy to NMT or similar drugs.
History of surgical procedures on the upper extremities.
Functional impairment of vision or vestibular sensation.
Frequent use of neuromuscular taping on the upper extremities.

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Interventions

Intervention	Type	Arms
Neuromuscular taping applied with no tensionNeuromuscular taping applied with no tension over the anterior surface of the forearm before performing an exercise protocol to observe immediate changes in pain pressure, muscle oxygenation and grip strength	Other	Neuromuscular taping applied with no tension
Neuromuscular taping applied with distal-to-proximal tensionNeuromuscular taping applied with distal-to-proximal tension over the anterior surface of the forearm before performing an exercise protocol to observe immediate changes in pain pressure, muscle oxygenation and grip strength	Other	Neuromuscular taping applied with distal-to-proximal tension
Neuromuscular taping applied with proximal-to-distal tensionNeuromuscular taping applied with proximal-to-distal tension over the anterior surface of the forearm before performing an exercise protocol to observe immediate changes in pain pressure, muscle oxygenation and grip strength	Other	Neuromuscular taping with proximal-to-distal tension

Primary outcome

Grip strength
Time frame: Change from Baseline to immediately after the assigned intervention
Measurement of grip strength in baseline and immediately after the exercise protocol performance while using NMT (prox-to-distal or distal-to-proximal), sham NMT or no NMT over the anterior surface of the forearm

2 secondary outcomes

Muscle oxigenation
Time frame: Change from Baseline to immediately after the assigned intervention
Pressure pain threshold
Time frame: Change from Baseline to immediately after the assigned intervention

Results and safety

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

Research links

Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 29 May 2025.
Background: PubMed 31741352Feldmann A, Schmitz R, Erlacher D. Near-infrared spectroscopy-derived muscle oxygen saturation on a 0% to 100% scale: reliability and validity of the Moxy Monitor. J Biomed Opt. 2019 Nov;24(11):1-11. doi: 10.1117/1.JBO.24.11.115001.
Background: PubMed 39228772Kuzdzal A, Clemente FM, Kawczynski A, Ryszkiel I, Trybulski R. Comparing The Effects of Compression Contrast Therapy and Dry Needling on Muscle Functionality, Pressure Pain Threshold, and Perfusion after Isometric Fatigue in Forearm Muscles of Combat Sports Athletes: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial. J Sports Sci Med. 2024 Sep 1;23(1):548-558. doi: 10.52082/jssm.2024.548. eCollection 2024 Sep.
Background: PubMed 31258054Limmer M, Buck S, de Marees M, Roth R. Acute effects of kinesio taping on muscular strength and endurance parameters of the finger flexors in sport climbing: A randomised, controlled crossover trial. Eur J Sport Sci. 2020 May;20(4):427-436. doi: 10.1080/17461391.2019.1633415. Epub 2019 Jun 29.
Background: PubMed 22124445Williams S, Whatman C, Hume PA, Sheerin K. Kinesio taping in treatment and prevention of sports injuries: a meta-analysis of the evidence for its effectiveness. Sports Med. 2012 Feb 1;42(2):153-64. doi: 10.2165/11594960-000000000-00000.
Individual participant dataSharing planned: No

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Referral and contact

AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.

Jose Angel del Blanco Muñiz, PhD in Physical Therapy contact

+34912115237

joseangel.delblanco@universidadeuropea.es

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 8 inclusion and 8 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 May 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Jose Angel del Blanco Muñiz, PhD in Physical Therapy (+34912115237, joseangel.delblanco@universidadeuropea.es), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Grip strength (time frame: Change from Baseline to immediately after the assigned intervention). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06993857, which also lists 4 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 29 May 2025.