The Effect of Functional Activities and Balance Ability With Taping in Subjects of Hemophilia

March 18, 2015 updated by: Chan Yuan-Chi, Tri-Service General Hospital

Rehabilitation Department of Tri-Service General Hospital

Background Hemophilia is a sex-linked genetic disorders. When the joint or the muscles is bleeding, it may cause haemarthrosis, synovium, cartilage tissue thickening, joint activity (Range of Motion) decreasing and other musculoskeletal and related disorder. Patients will produce pain in the action, compensatory action occurs, thus causing recurrent of bleeding, and joint damage. There is high rate of ankle joint bleeding in hemophilia. The ankle articular joint disease will affect lower limbs activities, and the functional activities will impaired.

Review studies, in addition to physical therapy, Kinesio taping is a common intervention to improve other subjects' static balance, proprioception, functional ankle stability, correct poor posture.

The main intervention of this study is physical therapy and Kinesio taping, expect to improve the stability and muscular strength of lower extremities, and balance, correcting gait and lower extremity functional activities of subjects with hemophilia.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Methods:

This study is a randomized controlled trial, the subjects were randomly divided into two groups, the control group received physical therapy once a week for a period of three months; experimental group received the same physical therapy in addition to treatment, but each will be accepted Kinesio taping. Experiments group carried out before and after the relevant tests, including: muscle strength, balance, lower extremity functional activities. The participants will be followed for the duration of physical therapy , an expected average of 3 months.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

30

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

20 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • subject of Hemophilia
  • 20-65 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any history of surgery

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: control group
physical therapy
Active Comparator: kinesio group
kinesio taping for ankle joint

kinesio group, The kinesio Taping® Method is a definitive rehabilitative taping technique that is designed to facilitate the body's natural healing process while providing support and stability to muscles and joints without restricting the body's range of motion as well as providing extended soft tissue manipulation to prolong the benefits of manual therapy administered within the clinical setting.

The effect of intervention may affected by the varying durations and frequencies of exercise, different state of arthropathy and joint range of motion limitations of ankle , etc.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
standing balance ability (biodex balance system)
Time Frame: 3 months
biodex balance system
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Study Director: Chen Liang-Cheng, Director of Rehabilitation department

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

November 1, 2015

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 4, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 16, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

March 17, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 19, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 18, 2015

Last Verified

March 1, 2015

More Information

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