The Application of Kinesio Taping Technique in the Early Upper Limb Functional Activities Induction of Hemiplegic Patients After Stroke

March 20, 2025 updated by: The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine
  1. To observe the inducing and promoting effect of kinesio taping technique on the recovery of upper limb function in early-stage stroke patients.
  2. To compare the different effects of kinesio tape and sports white tape on the induction and promotion of limb function in patients.
  3. To verify that kinesio taping technique is a safe and promotable technical means for stroke patients.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

120

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.

Study Contact

Study Locations

  • China
    • Zhejiang
      • Yiwu, Zhejiang, China, 310000
        • 4th Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, China
        • Contact:

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. The subjects voluntarily participated in the experiment and signed informed consent
  2. Diagnosed as a stroke patient
  3. No other major cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
  4. First new stroke
  5. After evaluation by evaluators, subjects had Brunnstrom stage < 3

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. The subject's compliance was poor
  2. Increased muscle tone in the affected upper extremity
  3. Subjects with skin allergies
  4. Those who did not receive continuous treatment during the experiment

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: control group
The control group was pasted with sports white tape.
Other: Control group (placebo)
The control group was pasted with sports white tape (the pasting method was the same as above, replaced with sports white tape).
Experimental: experimental group
The experimental group received intramuscular patch therapy.
Other: Experimental Group

The application methods of kinesiology tape for the experimental group are as follows:

  1. Promoting supraspinatus muscle: Use an I-shaped tape (with natural tension).
  2. Promoting the anterior fibers of the deltoid muscle: Use an I-shaped tape (with natural tension).
  3. Promoting the posterior fibers of the deltoid muscle: Use an I-shaped tape (with natural tension).3. Promoting the posterior fibers of the deltoid muscle: Use an I-shaped tape (with natural tension).
  4. Fixing the shoulder joint: Use an I-shaped tape (with moderate tension).
  5. Inhibiting biceps brachii muscle / promoting triceps brachii muscle (depending on the patient's recovery stage and different functional impairments, different taping methods are used).
  6. Promoting wrist extensor muscles / inhibiting wrist flexor muscles (depending on the patient's recovery stage and different functional impairments, different taping methods are used)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
To observe the inducing and promoting effect of kinesio taping technique on the recovery of upper limb function in early-stage stroke patients.
Time Frame: Within 3 days of hospitalization, on the 1 day of discharge, one month after discharge
Fugl-Meyer Functional Score (FMA) is evaluated, and the higher the score, the stronger the motor function.
Within 3 days of hospitalization, on the 1 day of discharge, one month after discharge

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
To compare the different effects of kinesio tape and sports white tape on the induction and promotion of limb function in patients.
Time Frame: Within 3 days of hospitalization, on the 1 day of discharge, one month after discharge
Fugl-Meyer Functional Score (FMA) is evaluated, and the higher the score, the stronger the motor function.
Within 3 days of hospitalization, on the 1 day of discharge, one month after discharge

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

April 1, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

January 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

May 31, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 14, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 14, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 20, 2025

Last Verified

March 1, 2025

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • KY-2024-244

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

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