Short-term Effects Kinesiology Tape on Sitting Postural Control in Moderate and Severe Cerebral Palsy

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Postural Control; Cerebral Palsy; Kinesiology Taping
• Interventions: Other: Conventional physiotherapy; Device: Kinesiology taping

• Registration Number: NCT04991623
• Lead Sponsor: University of Castilla-La Mancha

Brief Summary

To analyze the short-term effect of kinesiology taping on sitting postural control in moderate and severe cerebral palsy

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-03-15
• Primary Completion: 2020-07-15
• Study Completion: 2020-07-30
• Study First Submitted: 2021-07-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-08-04
• Study First Posted: 2021-08-05
• Status Verified: 2024-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-05-31
• Last Update Posted: 2024-06-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

• age between 4 and 14 years
• diagnosis of motor and cognitive disability
• have prescribed physiotherapy treatment at school
• acquisition of autonomous sitting
• sign the consent informed

Exclusion Criteria

• presentation of an allergic reaction to tape
• presentation of wounds in the area of application of the tape
• having received botulinum toxin treatment in the last 6 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Physiotherapy Group	Conventional physiotherapy	Apply a conventional physiotherapy
Kinesiology taping	Kinesiology taping	Apply a kinesiology taping on the abdominal muscles plus conventional physiotherapy

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Posture and Postural Ability Scale - T0	pre-intervention	Posture and Postural Ability Scale pre-intervention (PPAS pre). Score from 0 to 7, and the higher the score, the better posture
Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control - T1	at 10 days	Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control post-intervention (SATco post).Score from 1 to 7, and the lower the score, the better balance
Posture and Postural Ability Scale - T1	at 10 days	Posture and Postural Ability Scale post-intervention (PPAS post). Score from 0 to 7, and the higher the score, the better posture
Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control - T0	pre-intervention	Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control pre-intervention (SATco pre). Score from 1 to 7, and the lower the score, the better balance

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Javier Merino Andrés; 🇪🇸 Toledo, Spain