Infuence of Kinesiotaping on Pulmonary Function Improvement in Multiple Rib Fracture

University Medical Centre Ljubljana

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chest Wall Injury

Treatments: Other: Kinesiotape placement

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05753982

Kinesiotape_RT

Details and patient eligibility

About

Elastic tapes, named "kinesiotapes" have a limited, but proven influence on pain reduction, improvement in muscular strength and joint function. It can be hypothetised that by using kinesiotape techniques on damaged chest wall (due to mostly rib fracture) we can improve not only analgesia, but also improve lung function tests and speed recovery.

Full description

Chest wall injury changes the function of chest wall muscles and other structures, which in turn influences respiratory function and cause significant pain.

Elastic tapes, named "kinesiotapes" have a limited, but proven influence on pain reduction, improvement in muscular strength and joint function. It can be hypothetised that by using kinesiotape techniques on damaged chest wall (due to mostly rib fracture) we can improve not only analgesia, but also improve lung function tests and speed recovery.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Unilateral chest wall injury with multiple rib fracture (< 5 ribs)
• Signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Minors
• Pregnant women
• Contraindications of using kinesiotapes
• Contraindications to perform spirometry (lung function tests)
• Inability to cooperate
• Chest drains
• Pneumothorax

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

kinesiotape

Experimental group

Description:

Placement of kinesiotapes, using ligament techniques on the injured side of chest, focusing on the point of maximal pain.

Treatment:

Other: Kinesiotape placement

control

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

No kinesiotape, standard of care

Treatment:

Other: Kinesiotape placement