Kineesiotaping for Patients With LCPD

Effects of Kinesiotaping in Patients With Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial

Kinesiotaping is increasingly being used as a complement to musculoskeletal pain management. This study aimed to evaluate the immediate clinical efficacy of kinesiotaping on pain and pain-related symptoms of Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease (LCPD).

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Kinesiotaping; Other: Sham taping

Detailed Description

Kinesio taping is increasingly being used as a complement to musculoskeletal pain management. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted. Activity-related hip pain, passive and pain limited hip range of motion, gluteus medius muscle strength, function and balance were assessed.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 30
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Istanbul, Turkey
    • Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Having received unilateral LCPD diagnosis,
• Anterior hip pain minimum three points on 10-cm Visual Analog Scale (VAS) over the previous week,
• Having the following symptoms; weakness of gluteus medius muscle and patient-reported complaints on function or balance

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having a history of any other hip pathologies,
• Having allergy to polyacrylate adhesive,
• Having used analgesic medication within the previous three days.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Kinesiotaping group; Kinesiotape was applied to the lateral side of the affected hip for gluteus medius muscle. Each patient was positioned lying down with the affected side up, and two I-strips were used.	Other: Kinesiotaping; Two I-strips were used: The first-third of one I-strip began at the posterior iliac crest, without tension as an anchor. Then the patient actively flexed and adducted the affected hip, thus, the middle-third of the tape was applied with approximately 50% tension. Then the hip was set in its original position and the last-third of the tape ended approximately greater trochanter without tension.; The first-third of the second I-strip was applied starting at the anterior iliac crest, without tension as an anchor. The patient actively extended and adducted the affected hip, thus, the middle-third of the tape was applied with approximately 50% tension. Then the hip was set in its original position and the last-third of the tape ended approximately greater trochanter without tension.
Sham Comparator: Sham taping group; Sham tape was applied with a single I-strip without tension in tape or muscle stretch. After paper backing was completely removed, tape was essentially placed on the skin across the lateral side of the affected hip.	Other: Sham taping; A single I-strip without tension in tape or muscle stretch. After paper backing was completely removed, tape was essentially placed on the skin across the lateral side of the hip.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Immediate Clinical Efficacy on Activity Related Hip	Horizontal 10 cm VAS (0, no pain; 10, the worst pain ever possible)	The change between T1 (baseline) to T2 (thirty minutes later from the application)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Immediate Clinical Efficacy on Hip Abduction ROM	goniometric range of motion (ROM)	The change between T1 (baseline) to T2 (thirty minutes later from the application)
Immediate Clinical Efficacy on Functional Task Durations	10-meters walk task duration (sec) and 10-step climbing task duration (sec)	The change between T1 (baseline) to T2 (thirty minutes later from the application)
Immediate Clinical Efficacy on Balance test durations	One leg stance test duration (sec) and Tandem walk test duration (sec)	The change between T1 (baseline) to T2 (thirty minutes later from the application)
Immediate Clinical Efficacy on Gluteus medius muscle strength	muscle strength by handheld dynamometer (Ibs)	The change between T1 (baseline) to T2 (thirty minutes later from the application)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa (IUC)

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 25, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 6, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): January 11, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 20, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 21, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): May 3, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 3, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 21, 2023
• Last Verified: April 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Taping; Physiotherapy; Kinesiotape; Pediatric pain; Hip joint
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Musculoskeletal Diseases; Bone Diseases; Femur Head Necrosis; Osteonecrosis; Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease
• Other Study ID Numbers: 20151704-1746

Drug and device information, study documents

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