Taping Technique With Supervised Exercises Protocol on Pain and Functional Status in Individuals With Arthritis

NCT04589871 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: RRC-2019-16
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Osteoarthritis (OA) is claimed to be a global burden and a key health issue that affects the large weight-bearing joints of the lower extremity such as the knee and hip joints. The study was aimed to find out the efficacy of the tapping technique in addition to the supervised exercise protocol on pain intensity and functional status of an individual with patella-femoral arthritis.

Conditions

Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis

Keywords

Patellofemoral osteoarthritis; Therapeutic exercises; VAS; WOMAC; Taping

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Pain Intensity

  Knee pain assessed by Visual Analog Scale (VAS). It is a 10-cm horizontal line marked with 0 (no pain) and 10 (worst pain) on its either end.

  4-weeks

• Functional status

  Functional status of knee assessed by functional subscale of The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). It has eight test-questions. The test questions are scored on a scale of 0 - 4, which correspond to: None (0), Mild (1), Moderate (2), Severe (3), and Extreme (4). The scores for each subscale are summed up, with a possible score range of 0-32 for Physical Function.

  4-weeks

Study Arms (2)

Group A

EXPERIMENTAL

Group A received a taping technique in addition to the supervised exercises protocol

Other: Taping technique; Other: A supervised exercise protocol

Group B

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Group B received supervised exercises protocol only

Other: A supervised exercise protocol

Interventions

Taping technique OTHER

Fixmull stretch and Leukotape (rigid tape) were used in taping to guide the patellar trajectory orientation while performing the movement. Individuals were asked to lay down in supine position with knee in a slightly bent position. Fixomull stretch was used as an adhesive pre-wrap to protect the skin and provide some of the checking force. The main check strap was provided by stripes of rigid tape (Leukotape). The knee cap was taped, started on the outer aspect of the knee cap and pulled inwards. Finished at the back of the inside of the knee. Two further pieces of tape (Fixomull Stretch and Leukotape) applied distal to the patella unloaded the infrapatellar fat pad.

Group A

A supervised exercise protocol OTHER

Quadriceps Strengthening; Terminal knee extension; Ball kicking; Strengthening of Vastus Medialis;

Group A; Group B

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 40 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• The individuals with unilateral patella-femoral osteoarthritis
• Aged between 40-60years;
• Pain more than 3cm on VAS;
• Crepitus on movement,
• Showing osteophytes on standing skyline view of radiograph (Kallgren/Lawrence grade ≥2),
• found positive for the special tests (coordination test for the muscle vastus medialis, apprehension test for patellar, Clarke's test, and Waldron's test with phase I and II)

You may not qualify if:

• The individuals with involvement of tibio-femoral joint;
• Presence of patella alta/baja;
• History of rheumatoid arthritis/traumatic knee, knee surgeries within six months
• On steroid injection, neurological deficit, fragile skin around the knee, allergic to tape;
• Poor cooperation

Sponsors & Collaborators

• King Saud University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Rehabilitation Research Chair

Riyadh, 11433, Saudi Arabia

Location

Study Officials

• AMIR IQBAL, MPT-Ortho

  Rehabilitation Research Chair, CAMS, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: Two-arm parallel groups randomized control trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 11, 2020
• First Posted: October 19, 2020
• Study Start: June 5, 2019
• Primary Completion: October 13, 2019
• Study Completion: December 19, 2019
• Last Updated: October 20, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SA (1)