Effectiveness of Kinesio Taping On Balance In Patients With Stroke

Abant Izzet Baysal University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stroke

Treatments: Other: Intervention; Other: Control

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03335787

AbantIBU-Phys1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to investigate the long term effects of Kinesio taping applied on ankle and peroneal muscle in patients with stroke.

Full description

Stroke is a common neurological problem and is one of the major causes of disability and death (1,2). In stroke patients, the mortality rate is approximately 30%, and there is an increase in the morbidity rate after stroke occurrence. In addition, stroke is one of the main factors in increases in the burden of health care expenses during adulthood (3).

There is a constant requirement for specific data about stroke rehabilitation methods for achieving evidence-based rehabilitation guidelines.To investigate the effects of repeated correction taping applied on the ankle and peroneus longus and peroneus brevis muscles on balance and gait in patients with stroke. Therefore, the aim of this study is to assess the long term effect of KT applied on ankle and peroneal muscle on both dynamic and static balance in patients with stroke.

Enrollment: 61 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Willing to participate
• Diagnosed with Stroke
• Mini-Mental State Test score equal or above 25
• Modified Ashworth Scale Score lover then 3
• Able to walk 10 meter independently

Exclusion criteria

• Secondary neurological diseases
• Cognitive problems

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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61 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Taping will be applied three times and will be reapplied one and two weeks later prior to first application for two weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Intervention

Control

Other group

Description:

Control group would not receive any taping in order to prevent sham taping sensory stimulation effect.

Treatment:

Other: Control