Kinesio Taping Versus Interferential Current Therapy in Treating Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT06289218 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: Treating knee osteoarthritis
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 63
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study will be to compare the combined effect of using Kinesio taping versus interferential current with an exercise program on knee pain, function, knee range of motion, knee muscle strength, and functional mobility in chronic knee osteoarthritis.

Conditions

Knee Osteoarthritis

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• knee flexion range of motion

  to measure Knee joint active range of motion (flexion) by universal goniometer

  pre-intervention and after 4 weeks of treatment

• knee extension range of motion

  to measure Knee joint active range of motion (extension) by universal goniometer

  pre-intervention and after 4 weeks of treatment

• quadriceps muscle strength

  to test the isometric quadriceps muscle strength by hand-held dynamometer

  pre-intervention and after 4 weeks of treatment

• The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index

  to measure knee function and knee pain degree

  pre-intervention and after 4 weeks of treatment

• Timed up and go test

  to measure knee function mobility by the Timed up and go test

  pre-intervention and after 4 weeks of treatment

Study Arms (3)

interferential current plus exercise

EXPERIMENTAL

interferential current plus exercise group

Device: interferential current

kinesio taping plus exercise

EXPERIMENTAL

kinesio taping plus exercise group

Other: kinesio taping

Control group

OTHER

Control group

Other: exercise

Interventions

interferential current DEVICE

IFC plus exercise

Also known as: IFC

interferential current plus exercise

kinesio taping OTHER

KT plus exercise

Also known as: KT

kinesio taping plus exercise

exercise OTHER

exercise only

Control group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 40 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• sixty-three Male and female patients aged between 40 and 65 years old were diagnosed clinically and radiologically as knee osteoarthritis grade mild and moderate chronic knee osteoarthritis.
• BMI ranges between 20 and 32 kg/m2.
• Knee OA grades 1 and 2 are based on Kellgren and Lawrence's grades. Narrowing of joint space, definite osteophytes.
• Unilateral knee osteoarthritis.
• Knee pain for most days of the prior month, in addition to at least 3 of the following:
• Crepitus on active joint motion
• Morning stiffness less than 30 minutes duration
• Age older than 50 years
• Bony enlargement of the knee on examination
• Bony tenderness of the knee on examination
• No palpable warmth.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients having the following conditions will be excluded from the study:
• Comorbidities such as (rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, osteoporosis, and joint infection).
• Previous surgery for knee OA.
• BMI more than 33 kg/m2.
• Suffering from polyarticular disease.
• Severe mechanical deformity (diaphyseal Varus deformity of 4° and valgus of 16°).
• Previous arthroscopy within the last year.
• Systemic autoimmune rheumatoid disease (connective tissue disease and systemic necrotizing vasculitis).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Osteoarthritis, Knee

Interventions

Electric Stimulation Therapy; Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Osteoarthritis; Arthritis; Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Rheumatic Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Rehabilitation; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Salwa Fadl Abd Elmageed, Prof.Dr

  Professor at Department of Physical Therapy for Musculoskeletal Disorders and Its Surgery

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Nourhan Elsaid Ahmed Elsaid

CONTACT

966540792567; nourhanelsaid1993@gmail.com

Marihan Zakaria Aziz Makary, Dr

CONTACT

01201227971; marihan_aziz@cu.edu.eg

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 18, 2024
• First Posted: March 1, 2024
• Study Start: July 15, 2025
• Primary Completion: September 21, 2025
• Study Completion: September 21, 2025
• Last Updated: May 9, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-05