Immediate Effects Of Alliance Therapy In Modulation Of Pain And Disability In Subjects With Knee Osteoarthritis

Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo

Status: Completed

Conditions: Arthritis; Knee Osteoarthritis

Treatments: Other: Kinesio Taping and therapeutic alliance

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03928054

Robson Massi

Details and patient eligibility

About

INTRODUCTION: The Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type of joint disease, its features include joint space narrowing, osteophytes formation of the joint margins, motor deficit, reduced strength, and persistent pain. As a treatment option physiotherapy has several resources for the patient approach. However, the effect of treatment is not only the application of therapeutic techniques and resources but also to existing contextual factors such as the therapeutic alliance. OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of an intervention with the focus on positive therapeutic alliance in subjects OA knee on pain and disability. METHODS: This is a randomized study of two arms with a blind evaluator. 40 subjects were randomized into 2 groups: group 1 "Kinesio Taping® KT" group 2 " Kinesio Taping® with therapeutic alliance KT+AT". Both groups received the application of Kinesio Taping® method as the concepts of the original method. The group "KT+AT" session was conducted in order to increase the relationship between the therapist and the patient.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with both sexes from 40 to 80 years old
• who underwent imaging examination evidencing grade II or III knee osteoarthritis according to the Kellgren and Lawrence classification
• who were referred to the physiotherapy service by a physician.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who are unable to walk
• with a history of cancer
• associated neurological diseases
• morbid obesity

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

---

40 participants in 2 patient groups

group 1 "Kinesio Taping® KT"

Experimental group

Description:

Kinesio Taping® KT

Treatment:

Other: Kinesio Taping and therapeutic alliance

" Kinesio Taping® with therapeutic alliance KT+AT"

Experimental group

Description:

Kinesio Taping® with therapeutic alliance

Treatment:

Other: Kinesio Taping and therapeutic alliance