Effects of Bandaging and Kinesiotaping® in Patients With Total Knee Arthroplasty

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis
• Interventions: Other: Short stretch bandaging; Other: Elastic bandaging; Other: Kinesio taping

• Registration Number: NCT05847725
• Lead Sponsor: Hacettepe University

Brief Summary

The study aimed to compare the effectiveness of elastic bandaging, Kinesio taping, and short stretch bandaging techniques on postoperative pain, edema, and functional level in the early stage after total knee arthroplasty.

Detailed Description

The study was conducted on 30 volunteer subjects who underwent unilateral total knee arthroplasty surgery. Thirty participants who underwent unilateral total knee arthroplasty were divided into the Elastic Bandage Group (n=10), Kinesio Tape group (n=10), and Short Stretch Bandage group (n=10). All treatments were stopped on the eighth day. All measurements taken preoperatively were repeated postoperative 1st, 3rd, 5th, 8th, 14th, 28th days, 6th week, and 3rd month. The functional level was measured in the sixth week and third month.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-05
• Primary Completion: 2016-06
• Study Completion: 2016-12
• Study First Submitted: 2023-04-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-04-27
• Status Verified: 2023-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-05-07
• Study First Posted: 2023-05-08
• Last Update Posted: 2023-05-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• 60 years or older patients who had undergone unilateral TKA surgery for primary knee osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and posttraumatic arthritis.

Exclusion Criteria

• Body mass index greater than or equal to 35 kg/m2,
• Having a neurological or peripheral vascular disease,
• Having a contraindication condition for compression application (e.g., acute cellulitis, arterial insufficiency, unstable heart disease, acute deep vein thrombosis), and kinesio taping application (e.g., presence of active infectious, lymphedema and/ or cancer history)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Short stretch bandaging	Short stretch bandaging	Patients who have undergone TKA for primary knee OA
Elastic bandaging	Elastic bandaging	Patients who have undergone TKA for primary knee OA
Kinesio taping	Kinesio taping	Patients who have undergone TKA for primary knee OA

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual Analogue Scale	up to sixth weeks	Pain intensity, Minumum score 0: no pain, maximum score 10: worst pain

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measuring Tape Measure	up to sixth weeks	Edema
The Knee Society Clinical Scoring System	up to sixth weeks	Functional level assessment, maximum score 100, \<60 poor, 60-69 average, 70-84 good, 85-100 excellent