Kinesio Taping Versus Motor Relearning Program for Upper Limb

NCT ID: NCT05577013

Last Updated: 2022-12-12

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 30 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-10-01
• Study Completion Date: 2023-02-20

Brief Summary

Stroke is described as rapidly developing clinical findings of localized or generalized impairment to cerebral function, with symptoms lasting 24 hours or longer, or leading to death, with no evident cause other than a vascular origin.

Stroke is a prevalent and debilitating illness that affects people all around the world. Stroke is the second or third largest cause of mortality in adults, as well as one of the primary causes of adult disability. Because the majority of stroke patients survive the initial illness, the long-term impacts on patients and their families have the greatest influence on health. Kinesiotaping is a revolutionary rehabilitation procedure. It's most typically used to treat sports injuries, however, it is progressively becoming effective in overcoming other abnormalities. Kinesio Tex tape brand is a flexible, thin, porous cotton fabric with an adhesive backing manufactured by Dr. Kenzo Kase. It provides cutaneous stimulation which facilitates or limit movement, aids in the reduction of edema, reduces pain and correct joint positions for easing muscle spasms.

Conditions

Stroke

Study Design

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

Study Groups

(Kinesiotaping and motor relearning program group

The experimental group will receive kinesiotaping; Instructions before applying kinesiotape

• Patients' skin must be clean, free of dirt, oil or sweat.
• Long hair must be removed for proper adhesion to the skin.
• Leave the tape upstretched 2-3 cm at start and end point of tape over the skin

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

kinesiotaping

Intervention Type: OTHER

It will be applied by kinesiotape certified physiotherapist on tendons in the direction of extensor muscle to facilitate range of motion by stretching 50%. At first it will be applied on extensor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis muscles of hand, extensor digitorum and extensor indicis of last 4 fingers of hand. Triceps brachii in arm and Supraspinatus and Infraspinatus muscles to stabilize the gelnohumeral joint

motor relearning program group

The control group will receive motor relearning programme exercises for 40 minutes.

1. Hitting a target on table from flexed elbow to extension of elbow

2. Hitting a target on front of table with shoulder flexion (reaching fwd)

3. Hitting a target on table with wrist extension

4. Pronation to supination while holding a bottle of water.

5. Rolling ball on table in forward, backward and sideways

6. Holding polystyrene cup and placing it on other side

7. Picking up blocks and placing them to other side

8. Holding polystyrene cup and placing them above and below level of sitting to front and sideways

9. Holding polystyrene cup and placing them above and below level of standing to front and sideways

10. pick small objects from one container to another

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

motor relearning program

Intervention Type: OTHER

Stacking up blocks Stacking up polystyrene cups Folding piece of cloth Using cutlery Pouring water into glass Closing/opening lid of bottles turning the pages of books or newspaper writing on paper Squeezing of ball Coloring in different shapes

Interventions

kinesiotaping

It will be applied by kinesiotape certified physiotherapist on tendons in the direction of extensor muscle to facilitate range of motion by stretching 50%. At first it will be applied on extensor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis muscles of hand, extensor digitorum and extensor indicis of last 4 fingers of hand. Triceps brachii in arm and Supraspinatus and Infraspinatus muscles to stabilize the gelnohumeral joint

Intervention Type: OTHER

motor relearning program

Stacking up blocks Stacking up polystyrene cups Folding piece of cloth Using cutlery Pouring water into glass Closing/opening lid of bottles turning the pages of books or newspaper writing on paper Squeezing of ball Coloring in different shapes

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• male and female of age 18 -60 years
• patients with post stroke duration of >6 months
• both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke
• modified ashworth scale of spasticity < 3
• muscle power by manual muscle testing (MMT) ≥ 2
• no cognitive impairments by mini mental state examination (MMSE) > 24
• cortical skin sensitivity preserved (two point discrimination, barognosis, fine and crude touch)

Exclusion Criteria

• Participants failing to fall in this category would be excluded from the study.
• being hospitalized due to any reason other than stroke
• being subjected to treatment with botulinum toxin for <1 year
• any other condition which affects the upper extremity
• contraindications for the application of Kinesio Taping: open wounds, skin infections such as cellulitis, allergies, skin xerosis

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 60 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Ayesha Afridi, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University

Locations

Rehman Medical Institute

Peshawar, , Pakistan

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Pakistan

Central Contacts

Rabia shafique, MS NMPT*

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 0345-0386869

Email: rabiashafiq.kmu@gmail.com

Facility Contacts

Rabia Shafique, MS NMPT*

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

REC-01043 Rabia

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id