effect of taping on quadriceps strength in patients with osteoarthritis

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Health Condition 1: null- Knee osteoarthritis

• Registration Number: CTRI/2013/03/003486
• Lead Sponsor: MS Ramaiah hospitals

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 24 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age group â?? 40 to 65 years

2. Sex- Both males and females

3. Diagnosis according to American College of Rheumatology criteria

4. Radiographic severity according to the K-L scale <= grade 2

Exclusion Criteria

1. Clinical evidence of Varus / Valgus malalignment

2. Neurological deficits

3. Subjects who are undergoing any physiotherapy treatment for the current knee pain

4. Infectious / systemic arthritis of the knee

5. Any pathology preventing isokinetic testing (eg. Lumbar nerve root compression, myopathy).

6. Language / cognitive deficits that might limit the informed consent

7. Current or past (within 4 weeks) use of oral corticosteroid

8. Knee surgery or intra-articular corticosteroid injection within the past 6 months

9. Knee instability or sensation of knee â??giving outâ??

10. Unable to ambulate without gait aid

11. Presence of other disorders affecting the lower limbs (such as plantar fascitis)

12. History of treatment with Kinesio tape application

13. History of any skin allergy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified