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

NCT ID: NCT04954924

Last Updated: 2021-07-08

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 32 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2010-02-01
• Study Completion Date: 2015-01-15

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

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Control group - standardized physiotherapy program

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.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Experimental group - standardized physiotherapy program and Kinesio tape

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.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

standardized physiotherapy program and Kinesio tape

Intervention Type: OTHER

Interventions

standardized physiotherapy program and Kinesio tape

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. 18 - 35-year-old men;

2. a normal contralateral knee,

3. not a longer period than 3 months after ACL rupture.

Exclusion Criteria

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.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 35 Years
• Eligible Sex: MALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Lithuanian Sports University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

Lithuanian Sports University

Kaunas, , Lithuania

Countries

Lithuania

References

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.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 35438677 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

LithuananianSportsU-6

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id