Kinesio® Tex Taping for Post Total Knee Replacement Patients

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis
• Interventions: Device: Kinesio Tex

• Registration Number: NCT03681106
• Lead Sponsor: I.R.C.C.S Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio

Brief Summary

This study is designed to better understand the effect of Kinesio Taping applied using the Neurotaping technique on patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty surgery. Patients will be randomized in two groups: in the first group patients will follow a protocol of usual rehabilitation, while the second group will do the same but add the Kinesio Taping application. Main outcome will be the effect on edema, secondary outcome the effect on functionality after 13 days post surgery.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-05-14
• Study First Submitted: 2018-09-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-09-20
• Study First Posted: 2018-09-21
• Primary Completion: 2020-02-18
• Study Completion: 2020-02-18
• Status Verified: 2021-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-03-29
• Last Update Posted: 2021-04-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 71

Inclusion Criteria

• Program of total knee replacement;
• Signing and accepting informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• pre-operative Barthel Index score < 70;
• program of revision of total knee replacement;
• grade III-IV heart failure;
• grade III-IV kidney failure;
• hypersensitive skin or intolerance to taping;
• Active cutaneous infection or open skin lesion on the sites of taping positioning;
• Body Mass Index > 34,9;
• Pregnant women;
• Not accepting informed consent;
• Impossibility to follow usual rehabilitation treatment.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Kinesiotape	Kinesio Tex	Kinesio Tex taping treatment for 10 days + usual care

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knee circumference	pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day	Difference between pre-operative knee circumference and 13th post-operative day knee circumference expressed in cm

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
10 meters walking test	pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day	Functional test
Thigh circumference	pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day	Thigh circumference expressed in cm
Ankle circumference	pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day	Ankle circumference expressed in cm
Timed Up and Go test	pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day	Functional test
Barthel Index	pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day	Autonomy outcome
R0 measured using bioimpedance	pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day	body impedance
Functional Independence Measure	pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day	Autonomy outcome
Knee range of motion	pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day	Flexion/extension passive/active range of motion of operated knee
Leg circumference	pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day	Leg circumference expressed in cm
Pain Visual Analogue Scale	pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day	The Pain Visual Analogue Scale scale consists of a straight line, 10 cm long, printed on a white sheet, the endpoints, 0 and 10, defining respectively "no pain at all" and "pain as bad as it could be". The patient must mark the line to indicate his perception of his level of pain at that time.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi; 🇮🇹 Milan, Italy