The Instant Effect of Kinesiology Taping in Patients With Knee OA

Investigation of the Instant Effect of Kinesiology Taping on Rectus Femoris Muscle on Muscle Activation, Physical Performance and Proprioception in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients

The aim of this study is to determine instant effect of kinesiology taping applied to the rectus femoris on muscle activation, physical performance and proprioception in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Osteoarthritis, Knee
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: kinesiology tape; Other: Placebo tape

Detailed Description

40 patients with knee OA will be included in the study. Intervention group and placebo group will be formed. Facilitation taping will be applied on the rectus femoris of the patients in the taping group. The patients in the placebo group will be placed tape on the rectus femoris without any tension. Muscle activation, physical performance and proprioception will be evaluated before taping and 30 minutes after taping.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 40
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Kırıkkale, Turkey
    • Kırıkkale University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 45 years to 65 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients aged 45-65 years,
• Patients with independent ambulation,
• Patients with Grade II-III knee osteoarthritis according to the Kellgren and Lawrence Classification,
• Patients not using NSAIDs during the study,
• Patients who volunteered to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with previous surgery on the lower extremities
• Patients with neuromuscular disease
• Patients with vestibular pathology
• Patients with diseases of the cardiopulmonary system,
• Patients with communication difficulties,
• Patients who have received physiotherapy or intra-articular injections in the last 6 months or who exercise

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: taping group; Facilitation taping will be applied to the rectus femoris of patients with knee OA in the taping group.	Other: kinesiology tape; The tape will be fixed without any tension 10 cm below the origin of the rectus femoris muscle. Then 35-50% tension will be applied to the band and descended to the patella. After this point, the Y-shaped band will be terminated to wrap the patella medially and laterally without any tension.
PLACEBO_COMPARATOR: placebo group; The patients with knee OA in the placebo group will be placed tape on the rectus femoris without any tension.	Other: Placebo tape; The tape will attach to the rectus femoris without any tension.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
muscle activation	The muscular activation of the Rectus Femoris will be measured with the EMG (Euro Track MyoPlus 4) device before and after the taping application. With the patient in the sitting position with the hip and knee flexed to 90 degrees, active electrodes will be placed on the motor point of the muscle, three measurements will be made, and the highest MVIC value will be recorded.	5 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
timed up and go test	Individuals will be asked to get up while sitting on the chair, walk three meters, return from the marked point at the end of three meters, walk towards the chair again and sit on the chair. The time taken for the individual's performances will be recorded in seconds.	5 minutes
5 times sit-to-stand test	Patients will be asked to stand up and sit down fully upright from the chair with armrests as quickly as possible five times, and the elapsed time will be recorded.	1 minutes
proprioception	Participants will sit on a chair with 90° knee flexion. The lower extremities of the participants will be passively and randomly moved from 90° knee flexion to each of the 15°, 30° and 45° angles. After holding the lower extremity at each target angle for 10 seconds, return to the starting position. After waiting 10 seconds in the starting position, the participants will bring their knees to the target angle on their own and stop. Accordingly, the absolute value of the participant's deviation from the target angle will be measured three times for each target angle with the help of a goniometer and the average value will be calculated.	5 minutes
WOMAC (Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index)	It consists of three parts and 24 questions in which pain, stiffness and physical function are questioned. The maximum scores that can be obtained from the index are 20 for the pain subgroup, 8 for stiffness, and 68 for physical function. High scores indicate increased pain and stiffness and impaired physical function.	5 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Kırıkkale University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Aylin ATAŞ, Kırıkkale University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Tuzun EH, Eker L, Aytar A, Daskapan A, Bayramoglu M. Acceptability, reliability, validity and responsiveness of the Turkish version of WOMAC osteoarthritis index. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2005 Jan;13(1):28-33. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2004.10.010.
• Ye W, Jia C, Jiang J, Liang Q, He C. Effectiveness of Elastic Taping in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2020 Jun;99(6):495-503. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001361.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): September 6, 2021
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): June 27, 2022
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): June 27, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 3, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 3, 2021
• First Posted (ACTUAL): December 16, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): August 8, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 4, 2022
• Last Verified: August 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: knee osteoarthritis; Muscle activation; Physical performance; Kinesiotape
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Rheumatic Diseases; Arthritis; Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis, Knee
• Other Study ID Numbers: Kinesiotape in Knee OA

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No