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The Effectiveness of Kinesio Taping Method for Knee Osteoarthritis.

NCT03076177 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 187

Last updated 2018-12-19

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Summary

Purpose of our study is to evaluate effectiveness of Kinesio Taping method for knee osteoarthritis. Using simple concealed randomization procedure to form two groups (kinesio taping and control-nonspecific taping) of 100 knee osteoarthritis patients in each. 1 month all patients (depending on the group they will be allocated to) will receive either kinesio taping applications or non-specific taping: 4 applications per subject. Three times: before taping, after a month with tapes, and after 1 month without tapes evaluation of knee function, mobility, quality of life will be evaluated, including clinical examination of knee joint, measurements of knee flexion and extension by goniometer, circumference of leg over the knee, in ½ of thigh and in ½ of calf (to evaluate edema); pain will be evaluated by questionnaire, patella tendon algometry; force of calf flexors and extensors will be evaluated using Lovett manual muscle testing scale, goniometry for knee flexion/extension; for mobility, knee function, life quality evaluations - 10 Meter Walk , Five Times Sit to Stand Tests will be performed, Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) and Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36 2 version (SF-36 2v) questionnaires will be used. Also data about the need of analgesic medicament will be collected from subjects.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Taping application

Kinesio taping application will be applied for experimental group; non specific taping application for control

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • International Kinesio Taping association

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Raimondas Kubilius, PhD · Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-10-31
Primary Completion
2018-07-31
Completion
2018-08-01

Countries

  • Lithuania

Study Locations

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