Efficacy of Taping Technique in Addition to the Supervised Exercises Protocol on Pain and Functional Status in Individuals With Patello-femoral Arthritis
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 40
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Pain Intensity
研究概览
简要总结
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.
详细描述
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.
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
- 40 Years 至 60 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •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)
排除标准
- •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
结局指标
主要结局
Pain Intensity
时间窗: 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
时间窗: 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.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
AMIR IQBAL
Principal Investigator
King Saud University