Effect of Kinesio Taping and Sham Taping in Knee Osteoarthritis (OA)

Lithuanian Sports University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Osteoarthritis

Treatments: Procedure: Sham taping; Procedure: Kinesio taping

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05320562

LithuanianSportsU-8

Details and patient eligibility

About

The prevalence of knee osteoarthritis has been increasing in recent decades as the number of obese people has increased. Various interventions are used to improve the functional condition of patients, but it is still not clear which one is most effective. The primary aim of this study was to determine and compare the effects of kinesio taping and sham taping on the knee functional mobility.

Full description

The investigators assigned 30 adult participants (26 women, 4 men; mean age 58,1±3,9 yrs) from Lithuania. Participants were assigned to one of three groups: control group (CON) (n = 10), sham taping + exercise (STE) (n = 10), and kinesio taping + exercise (KTE) group (n = 10). Participants performed all necessary tests according to the study protocol one week before the intervention. A second set of tests was performed one week after the intervention. The intervention duration was 1 week. Exercise, sham and kinesio taping were applied by Physical Therapist. All the study groups did exercise training.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• clinical and radiography diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the knee joint
• patients with different degrees of severity of the knee osteoarthritis
• consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• rheumatoid arthritis
• systemic connective tissue disease
• knee joint oedema
• surgery intervention in recent 6 months
• wearing of knee braces
• skin problems
• previous total or partial knee replacement surgery
• inability to perform physical examination tests
• oncology
• use of medications, infection
• previous experience of kinesio taping intervention.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 3 patient groups

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants underwent 3 exercise sessions for 60 minutes each. Exercise program was created to improve range of motion and muscle strength. Participants executed active exercise in lying, sitting, and standing positions, isometric exercise, exercise with resistance band. All exercises were repeated 12 times in 3 sets and depending on the capacity of the subject. Breaks between sets 10 sec.

Sham taping

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Participants underwent 3 exercise sessions for 60 minutes each. Exercise program was created to improve range of motion and muscle strength. Participants executed active exercise in lying, sitting, and standing positions, isometric exercise, exercise with resistance band. All exercises were repeated 12 times in 3 sets and depending on the capacity of the subject. Breaks between sets 10 sec.

Treatment:

Procedure: Sham taping

Kinesio taping

Experimental group

Description:

Participants underwent 3 exercise sessions for 60 minutes each. Exercise program was created to improve range of motion and muscle strength. Participants executed active exercise in lying, sitting, and standing positions, isometric exercise, exercise with resistance band. All exercises were repeated 12 times in 3 sets, 10 s breaks between sets.

Treatment:

Procedure: Kinesio taping