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Kinesiotape for Edema After Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty

NCT05013879 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 65

Last updated 2024-02-23

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if kinesiotaping for edema management will decrease post-operative edema in patients with bilateral total knee arthroplasty. The leg receiving kinesiotaping during inpatient rehabilitation may have decreased edema and pain and improved movement and function when compared to the leg not receiving kinesiotape.

Conditions

  • Arthroplasty Complications
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee

Interventions

DEVICE

Kinesio(R)Tape for edema control

Kinesio(R)Tape is an elastic, cotton tape with an adhesive backing. When applied for edema management, strips of Kinesio(R)Tape are applied to the lower leg in a criss-cross fashion by a physical therapist who is a Certified Kinesiotape Practitioner.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Burke Rehabilitation Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Montefiore Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Suzanne Babyar, PT, PhD · Burke Rehabilitation Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-10-18
Primary Completion
2023-11-24
Completion
2023-11-24

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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