Effect of Kinesio Tape on Motor Function in Subjects With ACL Rupture

NCT04954924 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: LithuananianSportsU-6
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 32
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Thirty-two participants with ACL rupture were included in the study. All participants were divided in two groups - control and experimental. In the experimental group (n=16) participants received 4 weeks standardized physiotherapy and Kinesio tape, in the control group - standardized physiotherapy. Experimental measurements: Anthropometric measurements, pain intensity, static and dynamic balance, proprioception, knee flexion and extension muscle torque, level of activity

Conditions

ACL Rupture; Rehabilitation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Static and dynamic balance

  Static and dynamic balance were measured by posturography method with a single piezoelectric force plate (KISTLER, Switzerland, Slimline System 9286) was used to measure postural sway activity.

  4 weeks

• Muscle torque

  The isometric and concentric torque of the knee extensor and flexor muscles of the non-injured and injured legs was measured using an isokinetic dynamometer (System 3; Biodex Medical Systems, Shirley, New York).

  4 weeks

• Joint position sense test

  Joint position sense test was used to measure proprioceptive accuracy. Joint position sense for both legs was assessed for all subjects using the Biodex System Isokinetic Dynamometer 3 (Biodex Medical System Inc., Shirley, NY, USA).Subjects actively extended the knee from the resting position (90°flexion) to one of two test positions: 80° or 40° flexion at 0,5°/s velocity. Subjects were instructed to actively reproduce this criterion angle and to stop knee motion, via a thumb switch. No feedback was provided.

  4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• The Lysholm scale

  4 weeks

• The Tegner scale

  4 weeks

• VAS scale

  4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Control group - standardized physiotherapy program

NO INTERVENTION

The standardized physiotherapy program was designed on the basis of S. van Grinsven et al.'s (2010) rehabilitation protocol - was applied 4 weeks, 3 times per week, the duration of the procedure was 60 minutes.

Experimental group - standardized physiotherapy program and Kinesio tape

EXPERIMENTAL

The standardized physiotherapy program was designed on the basis of S. van Grinsven et al.'s (2010) rehabilitation protocol - was applied 4 weeks, 3 times per week, the duration of the procedure was 60 minutes. The Kinesio tape (KT) technique was chosen on the basis of K. Kase et al.'s (2003) recommendations. KT (Japan) was applied to the injured leg using muscular and functional-corrective techniques on the quadriceps femoris and the hamstring muscle. There were 6 KT procedures per participant in the experimental group. The CON group received KT only during the baseline and final assessment to assess short-term effect of KT.

Other: standardized physiotherapy program and Kinesio tape

Interventions

standardized physiotherapy program and Kinesio tape OTHER

Experimental group - standardized physiotherapy program and Kinesio tape

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 35 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• year-old men;
• a normal contralateral knee,
• not a longer period than 3 months after ACL rupture.

You may not qualify if:

• Participants were excluded if either knee had previously been injured or had undergone surgery, if they had concurrent osteoarthritis, if they had injured the posterior cruciate ligament, lateral collateral ligament, or posterolateral complex of the knee, or if they had a grade III tear of the medial collateral ligament.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Lithuanian Sports University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Lithuanian Sports University

Kaunas, 44221, Lithuania

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Kiele D, Solianik R. Four-Week Application of Kinesiotaping Improves Proprioception, Strength, and Balance in Individuals With Complete Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture. J Strength Cond Res. 2023 Jan 1;37(1):213-219. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000004245. Epub 2022 Apr 13.

  PMID: 35438677 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Athletic Tape

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Bandages; Equipment and Supplies; Orthotic Devices; Orthopedic Equipment; Surgical Equipment

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 29, 2021
• First Posted: July 8, 2021
• Study Start: February 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: January 15, 2015
• Study Completion: January 15, 2015
• Last Updated: July 8, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

LI (1)