Taping Technique With Supervised Exercises Protocol on Pain and Functional Status in Individuals With Arthritis

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis
• Interventions: Other: Taping technique; Other: A supervised exercise protocol

• Registration Number: NCT04589871
• Lead Sponsor: King Saud University

Brief Summary

Osteoarthritis (OA) is claimed to be a global burden and a key health issue that affects the large weight-bearing joints of the lower extremity such as the knee and hip joints. The study was aimed to find out the efficacy of the tapping technique in addition to the supervised exercise protocol on pain intensity and functional status of an individual with patella-femoral arthritis.

Detailed Description

The study was based on a controlled pretest-posttest experimental group design. After initial screening, forty individuals (mean age 55years, ranged 40-60years) with patello-femoral arthritis randomly (n=20each) assigned into two group A and B. Group A received taping technique in addition to the supervised exercises protocol while group B received supervised exercises protocol only. Both the groups received their specified treatment 5 consecutive days in a week for 4weeks. Data collected for the variables (VAS and WOMAC) at day1 pre-intervention (baseline) and at day 28th post-intervention. The t-test used for within and between group analysis with keeping the p\<0.05.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-06-05
• Primary Completion: 2019-10-13
• Study Completion: 2019-12-19
• Status Verified: 2020-10
• Study First Submitted: 2020-10-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-10-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-10-18
• Study First Posted: 2020-10-19
• Last Update Posted: 2020-10-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

• The individuals with unilateral patella-femoral osteoarthritis
• Aged between 40-60years;
• Pain more than 3cm on VAS;
• Crepitus on movement,
• Showing osteophytes on standing skyline view of radiograph (Kallgren/Lawrence grade ≥2),
• found positive for the special tests (coordination test for the muscle vastus medialis, apprehension test for patellar, Clarke's test, and Waldron's test with phase I and II)

Exclusion Criteria

• The individuals with involvement of tibio-femoral joint;
• Presence of patella alta/baja;
• History of rheumatoid arthritis/traumatic knee, knee surgeries within six months
• On steroid injection, neurological deficit, fragile skin around the knee, allergic to tape;
• Poor cooperation

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group A	Taping technique	Group A received a taping technique in addition to the supervised exercises protocol
Group A	A supervised exercise protocol	Group A received a taping technique in addition to the supervised exercises protocol
Group B	A supervised exercise protocol	Group B received supervised exercises protocol only

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain Intensity	4-weeks	Knee pain assessed by Visual Analog Scale (VAS). It is a 10-cm horizontal line marked with 0 (no pain) and 10 (worst pain) on its either end.
Functional status	4-weeks	Functional status of knee assessed by functional subscale of The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). It has eight test-questions. The test questions are scored on a scale of 0 - 4, which correspond to: None (0), Mild (1), Moderate (2), Severe (3), and Extreme (4). The scores for each subscale are summed up, with a possible score range of 0-32 for Physical Function.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Rehabilitation Research Chair; 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia