Metatarsophalangeal Joint Sprain Kinesiotaping

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Turf Toe; Metatarsophalangeal (Joint) Sprain
• Interventions: Other: Traditional physical therapy program; Other: placebo Kinsio taping; Other: Kinsio taping

• Registration Number: NCT05982431
• Lead Sponsor: Qassim University

Brief Summary

kinesio taping would reduce pain, improve gait performance, and enhance the functional capacity of turf toe patients undergoing physical therapy

Detailed Description

Health practitioners have recently become interested in using kinesiology taping in clinical practice as an alternative to traditional taping and bracing procedures for treating a variety of diseases, including sprain of metatarsophalangeal joint of the big toe. Patients with turf toe can benefit from kinesiology tape because it offers therapeutic support and stability while preserving a normal range of motion.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-09-10
• Primary Completion: 2022-08-22
• Study Completion: 2023-01-15
• Study First Submitted: 2023-07-10
• Status Verified: 2023-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-08-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-08-05
• Study First Posted: 2023-08-08
• Last Update Posted: 2023-08-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• comprised athletes with 2nd grade turf toe.
• medically stable.
• had foot pain for more than a month prior to enrollment.
• didn't have persistent, incapacitating pain.
• had a doctor's note approving their decision to stop taking painkillers during the research.

Exclusion Criteria

• if they had any surgical intervention before.
• range of motion limitation in the ankle joint.
• inability to exercise.
• systemic disease.
• any other orthopedic problem at ankle joints.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
placebo kinesiology taping plus exercise group	placebo Kinsio taping	Kinesiology taping was used, however the strain was zero. Before each exercise session, the tape was changed every two days while the patients were present.
exercise group	Traditional physical therapy program	60-minutes exercise program, three times a week on alternate days for 12 successive weeks.
placebo kinesiology taping plus exercise group	Traditional physical therapy program	Kinesiology taping was used, however the strain was zero. Before each exercise session, the tape was changed every two days while the patients were present.
kinesiology taping plus exercise group	Traditional physical therapy program	putting no stress on the opposite end and a 50% stretch from the top of the big toe to the heel along the back of the heel. After applying a 50% stretch from the top of the big toe to the second horizontal little strip between the big toe and second toe, place the ends below the toe diagonally with no stress.
kinesiology taping plus exercise group	Kinsio taping	putting no stress on the opposite end and a 50% stretch from the top of the big toe to the heel along the back of the heel. After applying a 50% stretch from the top of the big toe to the second horizontal little strip between the big toe and second toe, place the ends below the toe diagonally with no stress.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Gait parameters (stride length by meter).	after 12 weeks	The twelve computerized cameras of the VICON 3D motion analysis system were used to record gait data.
Gait parameters (velocity by centimeter per second).	after 12 weeks	The twelve computerized cameras of the VICON 3D motion analysis system were used to record gait data.
Pain visual analog scale	after 12 weeks	The degree of the pain was assessed using a 10-cm visual analog scale (VAS), with 0 denoting no pain and 10 denoting the most painful event.
Gait parameters (cadence by steps per minute).	after 12 weeks	The twelve computerized cameras of the VICON 3D motion analysis system were used to record gait data.
Gait parameters (step length by centimeter).	after 12 weeks	The twelve computerized cameras of the VICON 3D motion analysis system were used to record gait data.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functional ability assessment	after 12 weeks	Functional ability was assessed using the 6-minute walk test.

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Outpatient Clinic of College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University; 🇸🇦 Al-Kharj, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

King Khalid Hospital; 🇸🇦 Al-Kharj, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia