Kinesiology Taping in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Effects on Performance, Gait Characteristics, and Energy Consumption
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Performance
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
- Enrollment
- 45
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Six Minute Walk Test
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 7 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Investigators investigated that the effects of kinesilogy taping on performance, energy consumption and gait characteristics in patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Detailed Description
Forty-five patients from Level 1 and 2 according to the Brooke Lower Extremity Functional Classification were included in the study. Performance was assessed by measuring the distance in 6-minute walk test (6MWT) and the duration of timed performance tests; energy consumption by Physiological Consumption Index (PCI), and gait characteristics by footprint method on powdered ground at baseline. Kinesiology taping with facilitation technique was applied on bilateral quadriceps and tibialis anterior muscles and the assessments were repeated 1 hour after application. The comparison between before and after taping was analyzed.
Investigators
Güllü AYDIN
Research Assistant Güllü AYDIN
Hacettepe University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy diagnosis,
- •age 5 to 14 years,
- •able to cooperate with instructions of physiotherapist,
- •able to walk independently,
- •climb 4 steps independently/with minimal support from handrails.
Exclusion Criteria
- •severe contracture at lower extremities,
- •other disease except for DMD, and
- •history of any injury or orthopaedic/neurologic surgery within the past 6 months.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Six Minute Walk Test
Time Frame: 6 minute
Six Minute Walk Test was used commonly in DMD were found to be valid, reliable and easy to apply in the clinic. Children were asked to walk during 6 minutes as fast as they can at a corridor specified by two cones and walking distances were recorded as meter (m) for 6MWT. The time passed during timed performance tests were recorded as seconds.
Secondary Outcomes
- Energy Consumption(6 minutes)
- Gait(2 minutes)
- Timed Performance Test(10 minutes)