Immediate Effects Of Alliance Therapy In Modulation Of Pain And Disability In Subjects With Knee Osteoarthritis

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Arthritis; Knee Osteoarthritis
• Interventions: Other: Kinesio Taping and therapeutic alliance

• Registration Number: NCT03928054
• Lead Sponsor: Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo

Brief Summary

INTRODUCTION: The Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type of joint disease, its features include joint space narrowing, osteophytes formation of the joint margins, motor deficit, reduced strength, and persistent pain. As a treatment option physiotherapy has several resources for the patient approach. However, the effect of treatment is not only the application of therapeutic techniques and resources but also to existing contextual factors such as the therapeutic alliance. OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of an intervention with the focus on positive therapeutic alliance in subjects OA knee on pain and disability. METHODS: This is a randomized study of two arms with a blind evaluator. 40 subjects were randomized into 2 groups: group 1 "Kinesio Taping® KT" group 2 " Kinesio Taping® with therapeutic alliance KT+AT". Both groups received the application of Kinesio Taping® method as the concepts of the original method. The group "KT+AT" session was conducted in order to increase the relationship between the therapist and the patient.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-11-01
• Primary Completion: 2016-01-01
• Study Completion: 2016-07-01
• Status Verified: 2019-01
• Study First Submitted: 2019-04-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-04-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-04-24
• Study First Posted: 2019-04-25
• Last Update Posted: 2019-04-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with both sexes from 40 to 80 years old
• who underwent imaging examination evidencing grade II or III knee osteoarthritis according to the Kellgren and Lawrence classification
• who were referred to the physiotherapy service by a physician.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients who are unable to walk
• with a history of cancer
• associated neurological diseases
• morbid obesity

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
group 1 "Kinesio Taping® KT"	Kinesio Taping and therapeutic alliance	Kinesio Taping® KT
" Kinesio Taping® with therapeutic alliance KT+AT"	Kinesio Taping and therapeutic alliance	Kinesio Taping® with therapeutic alliance

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain intensity: VAS	12 weeks	Pain intensity was assessed using a visual analogic scale (VAS) of 11 items (0 to 10) (22), in which the patient measured the intensity of pain, with 0 = "no pain" and 10 = "worst possible pain

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Claudio Cazarini Júnior; 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil