The Effect of Kinesiology Taping on Balance in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Hacettepe University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Balance; Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Treatments: Device: Kinesiology tape

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03541070

KA-17070-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

Investigators investigated that the effects of kinesilogy taping on balance 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. Balance was assessed by Pediatric Berg Balance Test (PBBT), Timed and Go Test (TUGT), and standing on one leg test. Kinesiology taping (KT) 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

DMD diagnosis being Level I and II according to Brooke Lower Extremity Functional Classification no cooperation problem no injury or orthopedic/neurologic surgery within the past 6 months no severe contracture at ankle

Exclusion criteria

children who did not meet the above criteria were not included

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:

For tibialis anterior muscle taping, each children's feet were placed at plantar flexion and eversion position while knees were extended, and I-shaped band was applied over tibialis anterior from origin to insertion of muscle with approximately 25-50% tension of the original length of the band. No tension was applied to the first and last 5 cm section of the bands in both applications because it were used as anchor. The tapes were remained for 1 hour on skin of both quadriceps and tibialis anterior muscles, and in this time the children were rested.

Treatment:

Device: Kinesiology tape