Role of Kinesiology Tape in Reducing Physiological Fall Risk in Older Adults
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 42
- 主要终点
- Timed Up and Go Test and Berg Balance Scale
研究概览
简要总结
Aim: The present study aimed to investigate the role of Kinesiology ('Kinesio') tape in the physiological risk of falling in older adults.
Methods: Twenty two older adults aged over 65 years and living in nursing homes. After assessment of demographic information, they were randomized into one of two groups [(Kinesio tape (n = 22) and control (n = 20)]. Kinesio tape was applied on the Kinesio tape group only and worn during a 2-week intervention period. Participants were evaluated with the Visual Analog Scale, Berg Balance Scale, Timed Up and Go Test, Mini-Mental State Examination, 30-Second Sit to Stand test and Functional Independent Measurement instrument at baseline, after 2 weeks of application and at 2-week follow-up.
详细描述
Measures After participant demographics data (age, daily medication etc.) and their history of falls information been collected, the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Functional Independence Measure (FIM), and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) were administered along with the Timed Up and Go test (TUG) and 30-Second Sit to Stand test (30s STS).
2.1. History of falls Participating adults were then asked about another resident's experience of falls in the preceding year. Interviews were conducted verbally.
2.2. The visual analog scale The VAS is a pain-intensity measurement scale that is both effective and simple to use; the reliability and validity of the VAS have been previously determined. To determine perceived body pain, individuals are asked to mark the intensity of their existing pain on a 10-cm scale where a range of numbers-from 0 (no pain) to 10 (unbearable pain)-are displayed to determine body pain (Tyler, Jensen, Engel and Schwartz, 2002).
2.3. The functional independence measure The FIM analyses two aspects of disability: motor and cognitive functions. The FIM is comprised of six functional categories: self-care, sphincter control, mobility, locomotion, communication, and social perception. A total of 18 activities are evaluated by the FIM to determine functional independence; a seven-point scale is used to evaluate each activity with the highest-possible score for the scale being 126 (Küçükdeveci, Yavuzer, Elhan, Sonel and Tennant, 2001).
2.4. The timed up and go The TUG test is an objective, reliable and simple measure aimed at evaluating balance and functional mobility; the TUG test can also be used to assess the risk of falling. Scores are calculated by measuring the number of seconds it takes for a participant to complete the test. The use of a walking aid is permitted during the test (Amold & Faulkner, 2007).
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 65 Years 至 —（Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •After signing the consent form, individuals who agreed to participate underwent the Timed Up and Go test. Participants whose the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test score was over 13 s (Fig. 1),14) who showed full cooperation and who had no hearing or vision problems that would affect the ability to participate in the study evaluation methods were included in the study
排除标准
- •Bedridden older adults, those with an acute disease or infection, those with cognitive problems [assessed by the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)], a lower extremity orthosis or prosthesis, neurological issues and those who had endured a break in their lower extremities within the last 3 months were excluded from the study
研究组 & 干预措施
Kinesiotape group
干预措施: Kinesiotape (Other)
Control group
干预措施: No application (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Timed Up and Go Test and Berg Balance Scale
时间窗: 4 days/ two weeks
the application of 'Kinesio' tape has positive effects on functional mobility and balance in older adults
the effect of time
时间窗: follow up two weeks
The effects of 'Kinesio' tape last for at least two weeks after application
次要结局
未报告次要终点