Kinesiology Taping in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Effects on Performance, Gait Characteristics, and Energy Consumption

Hacettepe University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Performance; Energy; Gait; Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Treatments: Device: Kinesiology Taping

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03529240

KA-17070

Details and patient eligibility

About

Investigators investigated that the effects of kinesilogy taping on performance, energy consumption and gait characteristics in patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Full description

Forty-five patients from Level 1 and 2 according to the Brooke Lower Extremity Functional Classification were included in the study. Performance was assessed by measuring the distance in 6-minute walk test (6MWT) and the duration of timed performance tests; energy consumption by Physiological Consumption Index (PCI), and gait characteristics by footprint method on powdered ground at baseline. Kinesiology taping with facilitation technique was applied on bilateral quadriceps and tibialis anterior muscles and the assessments were repeated 1 hour after application. The comparison between before and after taping was analyzed.

Enrollment: 45 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 5 to 14 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy diagnosis,
• age 5 to 14 years,
• able to cooperate with instructions of physiotherapist,
• able to walk independently,
• climb 4 steps independently/with minimal support from handrails.

Exclusion criteria

• severe contracture at lower extremities,
• other disease except for DMD, and
• history of any injury or orthopaedic/neurologic surgery within the past 6 months.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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45 participants in 1 patient group

Kinesiology taping

Experimental group

Description:

After performing the baseline assessments, kinesiology taping with facilitation technique was applied on bilateral quadriceps and tibialis anterior muscles of children. In both applications, the first and last 5 cm section of the bands were used as anchor and no tension was applied.

Treatment:

Device: Kinesiology Taping