Kinesiotaping in Isolated Meniscus Injuries

NCT07574307 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: E-67961857-050.04-2600014939
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 75
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The effect of kinesiotaping on pain and functionality in isolated meniscus injuries.

Conditions

Meniscus Injury; Kinesio Taping

Keywords

meniscus; knee injuries; pain; functional status; kinesio taping

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• VAS

  The VAS (Visual Analog Scale) will be used to determine the severity of knee pain. The VAS is a reliable and easily applicable scale accepted worldwide in the literature for measuring the severity of pain in patients. The Visual Analog Scale is used to convert values that cannot be measured numerically into numerical values. It is a scale where the starting point is -0- "no pain" and the other end is -10- "very severe pain," with numerical values assigned to each centimeter (cm) in one-centimeter increments.

  3 months

• WOMAC

  The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) is a widely used, valid, and reliable index for evaluating patients with osteoarthritis. It is also very commonly used in knee problems other than osteoarthritis to assess knee pain and knee function. It is a recommended metric for osteoarthritis studies by the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology Clinical Trials (OMERACT). The WOMAC OA index, validated and proven reliable in Turkish by Tüzün et al., consists of three sections and 24 questions assessing pain, stiffness, and physical function. The maximum possible scores are 20 for the pain subgroup, 8 for stiffness, and 68 for physical function. Higher scores indicate increased pain and stiffness, and impaired physical function.

  3 months

Study Arms (3)

Exercises

EXPERIMENTAL

Standard treatment will consist of strengthening exercises for the quadriceps and hamstring muscles, stretching exercises around the knee, proprioceptive exercises, and activity modification. These exercises will be taught to the patient and they will be asked to perform them at home five days a week for three weeks.

Behavioral: Exercise

kinesiotaping

EXPERIMENTAL

Kinesiotaping will be applied three times, once every five days. Kinesiotaping will be applied to the group with a specific tension and technique (quadriceps facilitation technique, "Y" tape shape, applied with 25-50% tension). Kinesiotapes do not contain any medication; their effect depends on the technique (facilitation, inhibition, etc.) and tension level (10%, 25%, 50%, 75%).

Procedure: kinesiotaping

sham taping

EXPERIMENTAL

Sham taping will be applied three times, once every five days. The sham group will have the tape simply applied to the skin without any tension (perpendicular to the quadriceps muscle, tension-free). Kinesiotapes do not contain any medication; their effect depends on the technique (facilitation, inhibition, etc.) and tension level (10%, 25%, 50%, 75%).

Procedure: sham taping

Interventions

sham taping PROCEDURE

sham taping will be applied three times, once every five days. the sham group will have the tape simply applied to the skin without any tension (perpendicular to the quadriceps muscle, tension-free). Kinesiotapes do not contain any medication; their effect depends on the technique (facilitation, inhibition, etc.) and tension level (10%, 25%, 50%, 75%).

sham taping

Exercise BEHAVIORAL

rengthening exercises for the quadriceps and hamstring muscles, stretching exercises around the knee, proprioceptive exercises, and activity modification.

Exercises

kinesiotaping PROCEDURE

Kinesiotaping will be applied three times, once every five days. Kinesiotaping will be applied to the group with a specific tension and technique (quadriceps facilitation technique, "Y" tape shape, applied with 25-50% tension). Kinesiotapes do not contain any medication; their effect depends on the technique (facilitation, inhibition, etc.) and tension level (10%, 25%, 50%, 75%).

kinesiotaping

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 50 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Ages 18-50
• Knee pain lasting longer than 2 weeks
• Having a diagnosis of isolated meniscus injury (grade 1, 2 or 3 meniscus degeneration) confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• Not having undergone knee surgery in the last 6 months
• Not having received intraarticular injections in the knee area
• Being willing to participate in the study

You may not qualify if:

• Trauma history
• Anterior or posterior cruciate ligament injury
• Collateral ligament injuries
• Advanced knee osteoarthritis
• Rheumatic or neurological disease
• Allergy or skin condition to kinesiotape
• History of intraarticular injection
• Neuromuscular dysfunction
• Rheumatological disease
• Cognitive dysfunction

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Bandırma Onyedi Eylul University Faculty of Medicine

Balıkesir, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

Related Publications (2)

• Randazzo E, Duerr R, Baria MR. Meniscus Root Tears: A Clinical Review. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2022 May 1;21(5):155-158. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000959.

  PMID: 35522439 BACKGROUND

• Ahmed MM, Zaino M, Moustafa M, Alajam RA, Alameer AH, Morsy WE, Fayed EM, Malik S, Amin WM. Kinesio Taping Increases Peak Torque of Quadriceps Muscle After Arthroscopic Meniscectomy, Double-Blinded RCT. Int J Gen Med. 2024 May 6;17:1897-1908. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S463753. eCollection 2024.

  PMID: 38736667 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Knee Injuries; Pain

Interventions

Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Leg Injuries; Wounds and Injuries; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Nurten NAS KIRDAR, Assistant Professor

  Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Nurten NAS KIRDAR, Assistant Professor

CONTACT

+905415511691; nkirdar@bandirma.edu.tr

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Model Details: Patients included in the study will be divided into 3 groups: Group 1 will receive exercise in addition to standard treatment, Group 2 will receive kinesiotaping in addition to standard treatment, and Group 3 will receive sham taping in addition to standard treatment.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 28, 2026
• First Posted: May 7, 2026
• Study Start: April 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): October 30, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): October 30, 2026
• Last Updated: May 7, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)