Short-term Effects Kinesiology Tape on Sitting Postural Control in Moderate and Severe Cerebral Palsy (KT-SIT_CP)

University of Castilla-La Mancha

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cerebral Palsy; Kinesiology Taping; Postural Control

Treatments: Other: Conventional physiotherapy; Device: Kinesiology taping

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04991623

jma003

Details and patient eligibility

About

To analyze the short-term effect of kinesiology taping on sitting postural control in moderate and severe cerebral palsy

Enrollment: 12 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 14 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age between 4 and 14 years
• diagnosis of motor and cognitive disability
• have prescribed physiotherapy treatment at school
• acquisition of autonomous sitting
• sign the consent informed

Exclusion criteria

• presentation of an allergic reaction to tape
• presentation of wounds in the area of application of the tape
• having received botulinum toxin treatment in the last 6 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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12 participants in 2 patient groups

Kinesiology taping

Experimental group

Description:

Apply a kinesiology taping on the abdominal muscles plus conventional physiotherapy

Treatment:

Device: Kinesiology taping

Physiotherapy Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Apply a conventional physiotherapy

Treatment:

Other: Conventional physiotherapy