Effects of Sterile Kinesio Tape on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

NCT ID: NCT04873921

Last Updated: 2021-06-22

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 56 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-03-01
• Study Completion Date: 2021-05-15

Brief Summary

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is a surgical tissue graft replacement of the anterior cruciate ligament, located in the knee, to restore its function after an injury. ACLR is used as the gold standard in coping with pain, deformity, and instability for the patients. The most important factors affecting the success of both surgery and postoperative rehabilitation programs are edema, joint movement limitation and pain around the knee in the early postoperative period. If these parameters are managed well in the postoperative period, the quality of life of the patient increases much earlier. In this respect, kinesio taping treatment, which is practical, comfortable, and safe for the patient, is one of the complementary treatment modalities with positive clinical results. No researchers have studied the effects of Sterile Kinesio Tape applied during ACL reconstruction on edema, pain and range of motion in immediate care postoperatively. The purpose of our study İS to assess effects of Sterile Kinesio Tape application on postoperative edema, pain and range of motion after ACLR within 72 hours. Thirty-seven patients who have undergone ACLR will be recruited to our study. Patients will be randomized into 2 groups; Group 1: Sterile Kinesio tape application, Group 2: Control group. All patients will be assessed for pain intensity (with Visual Analog Scale-VAS), edema (with tape measurement) and range of motion (with goniometric measurement-knee flexion/extension). Assessments will be done every day for 3 days (a total of 3 measurements). Group 1 will receive Sterile Kinesio Taping application within 72 hours applied with Sterile Web Cut Kinesio Tape without tension additional to standard during ACLR postoperative care. Group 2 will receive only standard postoperative care.

Conditions

Postoperative Pain; Edema

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Group 1: Sterile Kinesio tape application

Sterile Kinesio Taping application will be applied with Sterile Web Cut Kinesio Tape (Sterile Kinesio Tex Tape, Alberquerque, USA) without tension.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

sterile kinesio taping

Intervention Type: OTHER

Application area will be cleaned and dried prior to application to increase the adhesiveness of the tape and application will be done by an experienced physiotherapist during ACLR surgery.

Group 2: Control group

Group 2 will not receive any taping

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

sterile kinesio taping

Application area will be cleaned and dried prior to application to increase the adhesiveness of the tape and application will be done by an experienced physiotherapist during ACLR surgery.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Other Intervention Names

taping

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• patients who underwent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Exclusion Criteria

• with soft tissue or bone problems affecting the hip or ankle
• who any neurologic problems,
• who had any systematic rheumatic problems,
• had scoliosis,
• who had undergone orthopedic surgery before,
• who were obese (BMI> 30 kg/m2)

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 50 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Baskent University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Nihan Ozunlu Pekyavas

Associated Proffesor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Baskent University

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

KA 21/133

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id