Short Term Effect of Kinesiotaping In Patients With Shoulder Impingement Syndrome

Kars State Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Kinesiotape; Exercise; Ultrasound

Treatments: Other: Cold Application; Other: Kinesiotaping Application; Other: Sham Kinesio taping application; Other: Exercise treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04242381

HNEAH-KAEK 2016/269

Details and patient eligibility

About

We aimed to investigate the effect of kinesiotaping on pain, functionality and ultrasound parameters in patients with shoulder impingement syndrome (SIS).

Full description

A total of 75 patients with SIS were randomly classified into the following three groups: kinesiotaping (KT), exercise (EX) and sham-kinesiotaping (sham-KT). Each group was underwent two weeks treatment program. The patients were then evaluated in terms of pain analyzed using the visual analog scale (VAS), joint range of motion, Quick-Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (Q-DASH) questionnaire before and after treatment. In addition, supraspinatus tendon (SsT) thickness and acromiohumeral distance (AHD) parameters were measured using ultrasonography (US). All parameters were measured before and after treatment.

Enrollment: 75 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 45 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• at least three positive results in the Hawkins-Kennedy, Neer, empty can, drop-arm, and lift-off tests
• magnetic resonance imaging findings
• age between 45 and 70 years

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who received physical therapy for the shoulder region within the past three months or those with a history of injections to the shoulder joint,
• cervical pathologies,
• clinical conditions accompanied by neuromotor or sensory dysfunction,
• history of malignancy,
• pregnancies,
• partial or total rupture in the supraspinatus tendon,
• adhesive capsulitis,
• diabetes or chronic liver, or kidney failure

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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75 participants in 3 patient groups

Group 1: Cold application, Kinesiotaping treatment

Experimental group

Description:

Cold application: At the beginning of each treatment session, gel ice packs were wrapped in a damp towel and applied to the patients' shoulder joints for 20 minutes. Kinesiotaping application: KT was applied to the deltoid muscle using the inhibition and mechanical correction technique and to the supraspinatus muscle using the inhibition technique (2 sessions with a 5-day interval).

Treatment:

Other: Kinesiotaping Application

Other: Cold Application

Group 2: Cold application, EX treatment

Experimental group

Description:

EX treatment was administered for 10 days with 3 sessions/day. A triphasic exercise program was administered to the patients. Exercise was administered twice a week under supervision; however, the patients were advised to exercise at home on the other days with 20 repetitions of each exercise. The patients were followed up via telephone to make sure they were adhering to their exercise programs.

Treatment:

Other: Exercise treatment

Other: Cold Application

Group 3: Cold application, sham-KT treatment

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Sham-KT was applied in 10 cm I-shaped stripes on the sagittal plane over the acromioclavicular joint without stretching and on the transverse plane distal to the deltoid area. The kinesiotape was applied twice for five days with 2-day intervals

Treatment:

Other: Sham Kinesio taping application

Other: Cold Application