Effectiveness of Kinesio Taping Combined with Neuromuscular Control Exercises on Pain and Function in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 1 期
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 80
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Pain intensity on VAS in resting and walking, Pain sensitivity on an algometer, and Function on WOMAC
研究概览
简要总结
This randomized controlled trial will compare the effects of neuromuscular control exercises with and without Kinesio taping on pain and function in patients aged 45–75 years with knee osteoarthritis (Kellgren–Lawrence grade II–III). Participants will be randomly allocated to an experimental group receiving exercises plus Kinesio taping or a control group receiving exercises alone, with both groups completing 24 sessions over 8 weeks. Primary outcomes are pain (VAS at rest and walking), pain sensitivity (algometer), and function (WOMAC). Secondary outcomes include muscle strength, range of motion, and functional mobility (Timed Up and Go test), measured at baseline, week 8, and week 20.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 盲法
- Participant, Investigator, Outcome Assessor and Date-entry Operator Blinded
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 45.00 Year(s) 至 75.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- All
入选标准
- •Participants will be included if: patients between the ages of 45 and 75 years, knee OA diagnosis according to the American College of Rheumatology, Kellgren-Lawrence index of II and III, and sign the informed consent form.
排除标准
- •Participants will be excluded if: systemic inflammatory arthritis, oral steroid treatment in the last 3 months, history of physical therapy or corticosteroid injections at the knee in the last 6 months, previous knee surgery, neurological deficits in the lower extremities, central or peripheral nervous system disease, the cardiopulmonary disease that would prevent exercise, and any contraindication for KT (extensive and severe skin injuries, open wounds with risk of infection, allergic reactions, and pregnancy).
结局指标
主要结局
Pain intensity on VAS in resting and walking, Pain sensitivity on an algometer, and Function on WOMAC
时间窗: At baseline, week-8, and week-20
次要结局
- Muscle strength by Dynamometer, Range of motion by Goniometer, and Functional mobility by the Timed Up and Go test(At baseline, week-8, and week-20)
研究者
Md Zahid Hasan
Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP)