Effects of Functional Kinesio Taping on Subacromial Space in Athletes With Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy

NCT ID: NCT05331963

Last Updated: 2022-12-08

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 21 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-04-06
• Study Completion Date: 2022-06-01

Brief Summary

To determine the effects of functional kinesio taping on subacromial space in athletes with rotator cuff tendinopathy.

Detailed Description

Subacromial impingement is a condition among athletes those involved in overhead sports activities such as swimming and volleyball. According to Neer there are two main categories of shoulder impingement, these are structural and functional. Structural: caused by reduction of the subacromial space (SAS) due to bony growth, calcification or soft tissue inflammation whereas functional is caused by or superior migration of the humeral head due to muscular weakness imbalance. In some cases subacromial impingement can be result from a combination of both structural and functional factors.Maintenance of the SAS during arm elevation is thus essential for the prevention of Rotator cuff tendinopathy.

The aim of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) is to evaluate the long-term effects of scapular KT, added to a 6-week rehabilitation program, on the subacromial space at different arm positions in athletes with Rotator cuff tendinopathy. To better understand the underlying mechanisms of KT, our secondary objective addressed the effects of KT on reliving pain-free and full ROM of shoulder joint.

Conditions

Sports Physical Therapy

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Kinesio taping with rehabilitation program group

Rehabilitation program will be given to this group in addition to Kinesio taping on skin for 72 hour.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Kinesio Taping

Intervention Type: OTHER

Kinesio tape is designed in a specific way that it mimics the human skin nature. It more or less has the same width as the epidermis layer and can be stretched upto 40% of its resting length.Clinically, kinesio tape (KT) is used both alone and with other physiotherapeutic interventions, mainly for the pain control, to reduce inflammation, and to improve functional activity in patients with shoulder pain

Rehabilitation plan group

The rehabilitation program will be provided individually to all participants (twice weekly during the first 4 weeks, then once weekly)

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Kinesio Taping

Kinesio tape is designed in a specific way that it mimics the human skin nature. It more or less has the same width as the epidermis layer and can be stretched upto 40% of its resting length.Clinically, kinesio tape (KT) is used both alone and with other physiotherapeutic interventions, mainly for the pain control, to reduce inflammation, and to improve functional activity in patients with shoulder pain

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age between 18 to 35 years
• Both gender
• Athletes participating in volley ball, tennis, badminton and golf.
• Presence of shoulder pain in abduction and external rotation during training for more than three months
• Three out of five positive results for the following: painful arc, pain or weakness with resisted external rotation, abduction, Neer test, Hawkins Kennedy test, empty can test/Jobe test

Exclusion Criteria

• H/O shoulder fractures,
• Instability or dislocation (positive apprehension and relocation tests)
• Frozen shoulder (All stages)
• Recent shoulder surgery for a shoulder injury

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 35 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Aadil Omer, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University

Locations

Pain and Spine Clinic

Islamabad, Federal, Pakistan

Countries

Pakistan

Other Identifiers

REC/01022 Hajra Qureshi

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id