Effects of the elastic bandage on the symptoms of medial tibial stress syndrome in runners

• Register: REBEC
• Last refreshed on: 29 May 2023
• Main ID: RBR-9msy3t
• Date of registration: 17/08/2015
• Prospective Registration: Yes
• Primary sponsor: Universidade Federal de São Carlos
• Public title: Effects of the elastic bandage on the symptoms of medial tibial stress syndrome in runners
• Scientific title: Effects of the elastic bandage on the symptoms of medial tibial stress syndrome in runners
• Date of first enrolment: 15/09/2015
• Recruitment status: Not yet recruiting
• URL: http://ensaiosclinicos.gov.br/rg/RBR-9msy3t
• Study type: Intervention
• Study design: Clinical trial, double-arm, double-blind, parallel, randomized controlled
• Phase: N/A

Countries of recruitment

Brazil

Contacts

• Name: Guilherme Nunes
• Affiliation: Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

• Name: Guilherme Nunes
• Affiliation: Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Sixty athletes that run during their training; the run training occurs at least three times a week; presence of the medial tibial stress syndrome induced by sports practice for at least six weeks and pain on palpation in the distal posteromedial border of the tibia.
Exclusion criteria: Suspicion of tibial stress fracture or compartment syndrome; history of surgery in lower limbs or tibia fracture; paresthesia; other conditions that cause pain in the leg or presence concurrent pain; such as pain in the knee or ankle sprains.

Age minimum: 18Y
Age maximum:
Gender: -

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

C05.651.426

Medial tibial stress syndrome

Intervention(s)

Experimental group: 30 participants will receive the application of elastic bandage on the anterior leg and this will be maintained during a run training session.
Control group: 30 participants will receive a placebo application of elastic bandage on the leg without therapeutic indication, and this will be maintained during a run training session.
The randomization will be done through sealed opaque envelopes by a person who does not have any contact with the participants and assessors. And the interventions will be implemented by a different researcher of the evaluator.

Other

E07.101.036

Primary Outcome(s)

Pain reduction in the leg after a race training session assessed by visual analog scale, pressure algometer, McGill questionnaire and numerical pain scale;
Maintenance of ankle dorsal and plantar range of motion after a race training session measured in weight bearing positions.
Maintenance of plant arc after a race training session measured by the navicular drop test.

Secondary Outcome(s)

Secondary outcomes are not expected

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

Secondary Sponsor(s)

Universidade Federal de São Carlos