Effect of Kinesiotaping on Lower Limb Kinematics and Functional Related Outcomes Among Female Athletes With Chronic Lateral Ankle Instability

Launched by CAIRO UNIVERSITY · Jun 28, 2025

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This clinical trial is studying whether using kinesiology tape—an elastic therapeutic tape—along with specific ankle exercises can help improve movement, balance, and physical function in female basketball players who have a long-term problem with their ankle giving way on one side. The researchers want to see if adding this tape to usual treatment helps increase ankle flexibility and stability compared to exercises with a fake (placebo) tape.

Women between 18 and 24 years old who have had repeated ankle sprains on one side for at least a year, feel their ankle often “gives way” during activities, and meet certain clinical tests might be eligible to join. Participants will receive ankle mobilization exercises, calf stretching, and either real kinesiology tape or a placebo tape. The study will look at how these treatments affect ankle movement, balance, and how well participants can perform daily activities. It’s important to note that anyone with recent ankle injuries, other leg problems, or skin allergies to tape cannot join. This study is not yet recruiting participants.

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Aged 18-24 years.
• • 2. chronic ankle instability group has a history of unilateral ankle inversion injury since at least one year before the study onset
• • 3. A period of restricted weight-bearing and/or immobilization for at least one day
• • 4. The patient reported a tendency to give way during functional activities
• • 5. Positive anterior drawer test and/or talar tilt test
• • 6. At least 2 giving-way episodes within 6 months before the study enrollment and/or recurrent ankle sprain
• • 7. Score of 24 on the Cumberland ankle instability tool
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Acute ankle injuries within the past 3 months.
• • 2. Any other lower extremity injuries or surgeries that could affect balance or ankle function.
• • 3. Participation in either formal or informal rehabilitation before enrollment in the study
• • 4. Skin allergy from kinesiotaping.