The Effectiveness of Kinesiologic Taping in Patients With Knee Rheumatoid Arthritis

Istanbul Rumeli University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Kinesiophobia

Pain

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Treatments

Other: sham taping

Other: kinesiologic taping

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

E53938333-050-45035

Istanbul Rumeli University (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if kinesiologic taping works to treat individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis.

The main questions it aim to answer:

Is kinesiologic taping applied to the knee joint an effective treatment for pain, mobility, and kinesiophobia in individuals diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis?
Which is more effective? Kinesiologic taping or non-therapeutic sham taping? Which is better for pain, functional capacity, kinesiophobia and disease activity? Researchers will compare kinesiologic taping and non-therapeutic sham taping . Patients will be randomly divided into groups. The first group of patients was treated with sham taping, and the application period was applied consecutively for 4 weeks, with a minimum interval of 3 days and a maximum interval of 5 days. Group 2 patients underwent kinesiological taping, with the application period ranging from 3 to 5 days per week for 4 consecutive weeks.

Enrollment

30 patients

Sex

All

Ages

45 to 60 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients aged 45 to 60
Patients diagnosed with acute or chronic rheumatoid arthritis;
Patients whose rheumatic medication protocol has not changed in the last 3 months; -Patients who do not smoke, drink alcohol or use drugs;
Patients who have no vision, hearing or speech problems;
Patients who are not amputees;
Patients who can walk independently.

Exclusion criteria

individuals over the age of 61;
individuals with neurological disorders, severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, liver or kidney failure, malignancies, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, major psychiatric disorders, or pregnancy; and those with concomitant conditions that could cause balance problems.
Pregnant and breastfeeding women;
individuals who had undergone surgery in the last few months;
patients with loss of cooperation (e.g., those diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer's disease) were also excluded from the study.