Routine Physical Therapy With and Without Kinesio Taping Among Patients With Wrist Joint Hypermobility
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 38
- 试验地点
- 1
研究概览
简要总结
The study will be randomized controlled trial. This study will be conducted at the University of Lahore Teaching Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan. This will investigate the effects of routine physical therapy with and without Kinesio taping in patients with Wrist Joint Hypermobility. A sample size of 38 participants will be randomly assigned into two groups. Group A will receive routine physical therapy protocol, while Group B will receive the same protocol with additional Kinesio taping. The interventions will be delivered three times per week for 8 weeks. Clinical outcomes, including pain, range of motion, and functionality, will be assessed at baseline and after 8 weeks using standardized tools.
详细描述
Screening: All participants will be screened according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Eligible individuals will provide written informed consent prior to participation.
Randomization & Allocation: Participants will be randomized into two groups using the lottery method.
Blinding: This will be a single-blind study in which the assessor will be blinded to group allocation.
Group A (Control): Participants will receive routine physical therapy treatment including Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), cryotherapy (if swelling), splinting recommendations, passive or active Range of Motion (ROM), strengthening, proprioceptive, dynamic and functional training exercises. Sessions will last 45 minutes, 3 times per week for 8 weeks.
Group B (Experimental): Participants will receive the same routine physical therapy protocol, plus Kinesio taping (Y-strip method) applied to the wrist joint. Each session will last 45 minutes, 3 times per week for 8 weeks.
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
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
盲法说明
Study will be single and assessor blinded. Participants will be masked about other groups but they will know what treatment they will be receiving or what exercises they will be doing. Principal investigator would also not be masked or blinded because investigator would be applying the techniques on participants of both group. So participant and and principal investigator cannot be blinded. Only assessor will be blinded and he will take outcome measures without knowing the problem and treatment techniques.
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 40 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Male and female participants
- •Aged 18 to 40 years.
- •Beighton score greater than or equal to 4 either less than 4 with positive family history of hypermobility
- •Intermittent or persistent wrist pain in one or both hands for more than 3 years.
- •Passive range of motion less than 50 degree in wrist extension
排除标准
- •Surgical history on wrist joint and upper limb in past 12 months.
- •Inflammatory and infectious joint diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, wrist OA.
- •Acute trauma or neurological conditions including radiculopathy, plexopathy, tunnel syndromes.
- •Current or past use of splints or pain-related medications.
- •Medication influencing joint mobility including corticosteroids, HRT, lipid-lowering drugs.
- •Pregnant women and those less than 1 year postpartum
研究组 & 干预措施
A - Control (Routine Physical Therapy)
Participants in this arm will receive the routine physical therapy protocol for wrist joint hypermobility. Treatment includes pain-modality management (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) or cryotherapy depending on swelling), wrist joint passive and active range of motion exercises, strengthening exercises, proprioceptive training, dynamic strengthening, grip training, and task-specific functional exercises. A structured home-exercise plan is also provided.
干预措施: Routine Physical Therapy Protocol for Wrist Joint (Other)
B - Experimental (Routine Physical Therapy with Kinesio Taping)
Participants in this arm will receive the same routine physical therapy protocol as Arm 1, with the addition of Kinesio taping applied to the wrist using a standardized "Y-strip" method. Kinesio tape is applied in the final 10 minutes of each session.
干预措施: Kinesio Taping (Y-strip Technique) (Device)