Effect of Kinesiology Taping on Head and Trunk Control in Children With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-07-31

Study Completion Date

2023-11-30

Brief Summary

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Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of muscle diseases that results in increasing weakening and breakdown of skeletal muscles over time. The disorders differ in which muscles are primarily affected, the degree of weakness, how fast they worsen, and when symptoms begin. Many people will eventually become unable to walk. Some types are also associated with problems in other organs. The muscular dystrophy group contains thirty different genetic disorders that are usually classified into nine main categories or types.

The signs and symptoms consistent with muscular dystrophy are: progressive muscular wasting, poor balance, scoliosis (curvature of the spine and the back), progressive inability to walk, waddling gait, Calf deformation, Limited range of movement, respiratory difficulty, cardiomyopathy and muscle spasms This study aimed to assess the efficacy of Kinesiology Taping on head and trunk control in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

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Detailed Description

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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is the most common muscular dystrophy type in childhood. Trunk control is responsible for adaptation during weight transfers, provides and maintains the upright position of the body, organizes postural and correction reactions; and stabilizes the body to perform proximal and distal limb movements, trunk rotations, and making contact between the shoulder and pelvis. In neuromuscular diseases, the trunk is usually ignored both for assessment and treatment as muscle weakness of limbs attracts more attention. Therapists usually focus on activities of lower limb and overhead including standing, walking, climbing, and raising arms to maintain independent mobility in rehabilitation sessions. However, the trunk also gradually gets weaker as the child gets older and this may be associated with movement dysfunction of upper and lower limbs. The Kinesio Taping method is used in the rehabilitation of musculoskeletal disorders, providing either an increase or a decrease in the neural excitation of the muscle, depending on the therapeutic purpose determined after the clinical assessment.

Conditions

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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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kinesio tape

Kinesio Tape will be applied on paraspinal trunk extensors muscles for 8 weeks, changed every 3 days.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

kinesio tape

Intervention Type OTHER

Kinesio Tape will be applied on paraspinal trunk extensors muscles for 8 weeks, changed every 3 days.

Routine physical therapy program

routine physical therapy exercise

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

kinesio tape

Intervention Type OTHER

Kinesio Tape will be applied on paraspinal trunk extensors muscles for 8 weeks, changed every 3 days.

Interventions

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kinesio tape

Kinesio Tape will be applied on paraspinal trunk extensors muscles for 8 weeks, changed every 3 days.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. being at the age of 8-12 years
2. being able to cooperate with the instructions of physiotherapist to perform the assessments and procedures.

Exclusion Criteria

1. having severe contracture at lower extremities
2. having another neurological and/or musculoskeletal disease diagnosis in addition to DMD. c) having a history of any lower extremity injury or orthopedic/neurologic surgery within the past 6 months.

Minimum Eligible Age

8 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No