Kinesiotaping in Knee Osteoarthritis

Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Osteoarthritis, Knee

Treatments: Device: Sham-kinesiotape; Other: Home-based exercise program; Device: Kinesiotape

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05351996

11/09/2019-06

Details and patient eligibility

About

Kinesiotape is one of the treatment choices for the patients with knee osteoarthritis. Unlike the brace, it seems to be an important advantage in kinesiotape application in that it permits the movement of the joint. However, kinesiotape is conditionally recommended for knee osteoarthritis in the 2019 American College of Rheumatology treatment recommendations due to limiting the quality of evidence, using various application methods, and the lack of blindness concerning its use is not possible.

The aim of the study is to determine the effects of kinesiotaping on pain, physical performance, knee range of motion, and postural stability in knee osteoarthritis.

Full description

Non-pharmacological treatments are recommended as first-line management in knee osteoarthritis. Kinesiotape was regarded as a supplementary intervention for patients with knee osteoarthritis. Although the results are conflicting, regarding knee osteoarthritis, recently published studies indicate beneficial effects of kinesiotape on knee-related health status, pain, quadriceps muscle strength, and range of motion. On the other hand, the measurements were performed immediately following taping or within a short-term period. The inconsistency of the study data still indicates that the efficacy of kinesiotape in knee osteoarthritis should be evaluated in randomized controlled trials. Therefore a study that investigates both short and long-term follow-up results are warranted.

This study aimed to determine the immediate and long-term effects of the single and repetitive application of kinesiotape on pain, knee joint range of motion, postural stability, and physical performance in participants with knee osteoarthritis. The results of this study will support evidence-based reports based on the effectiveness of kinesiotape in knee osteoarthritis and recommendations for future studies.

Enrollment: 57 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 40 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Pain for a minimum of 3 months
• Pain intensity within the last week minimum of 3 according to the visual analogue scale (VAS) at the symptomatic knee
• Grade 2-3 knee OA according to the Kellgren and Lawrence Scale
• Ability to perform the tests

Exclusion criteria

• Fragile, very sensitive skin, or lesions in the area
• Inflammatory arthritis
• Inability to perform functional tests
• Pregnancy
• Use of drugs associated with a psychiatric disorder
• Previous joint replacement surgery for knee/hip joints
• Diagnosis with balance disorder
• Disorders that may cause loss of muscle strength in the lower extremities
• Previous experience with the Kinesiotaping method

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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57 participants in 2 patient groups

Kinesiotape

Active Comparator group

Description:

The participants received kinesiotape to the rectus femoris muscle.

Treatment:

Other: Home-based exercise program

Device: Kinesiotape

Sham-kinesiotape

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Non-specific taping was applied.

Treatment:

Device: Sham-kinesiotape

Other: Home-based exercise program