Kinesiotaping the Hand in Cerebral Palsy

Hacettepe University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Spasticity

Treatments: Device: Taping Group (TG); Device: Kinesiotape plus thenar pressure (PPTG)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02073513

LUT 09/24-47

Details and patient eligibility

About

BACKROUNDS: Thumb in palm deformity restricts hand function by prevent somatosensory input in the children with cerebral palsy who have spasticity in their hands.

OBJECTİVES: To investigate the effects of thenar palmar kinesiotape application with and without pressure on hand function in children with cerebral palsy. METHOD: 45 children were randomly allocated to one of the thenar taping groups either with or without pressure or to the control group. Nine hole peg test and nine parts puzzle test were used to measure hand function. The two study groups were evaluated initially, with taping 20 minutes later and 20 minutes after taping was removed.

Full description

BACKROUNDS: Thumb in palm deformity restricts hand function by prevent somatosensory input in the children with cerebral palsy who have spasticity in their hands.

OBJECTİVES: To investigate the effects of thenar palmar kinesiotape application with and without pressure on upper extremity function in children with cerebral palsy. METHOD: 45 children were randomly allocated to one of the thenar taping groups either with or without pressure or to the control group. Nine hole peg test and nine parts puzzle test were used to measure upper extremity function. The two study groups were evaluated initially, with taping 20 minutes later and 20 minutes after taping was removed.

Enrollment: 45 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 14 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy
• Stable clinical status
• Hand and/ or wrist spasticity
• No passive movement limitation
• Receiving regular neurodevelopmental rehabilitation
• Sufficient cognitive level

Exclusion criteria

• Surgery of the upper extremity
• Orthotic treatment
• Sensory deficit

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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45 participants in 3 patient groups

kinesiotape plus thenar pressure (PPTG)

Experimental group

Description:

In the kinesiotape plus thenar pressure (PPTG). Kinesiotape was applied which controled the cortical thumb sign. In addition a piece of plastazote aiming to give thenar pressure was also applied. The amount of pressure was regulated so that the child felt the pressure without being irritated and without restriction in grasping functions.

Treatment:

Device: Kinesiotape plus thenar pressure (PPTG)

Taping Group (TG)

Experimental group

Description:

In the taping group (TG) kinesiotape was applied to control the cortical thumb sign.

Treatment:

Device: Taping Group (TG)

Control Group (CG)

No Intervention group

Description:

No application.