Kinesio® Tex Taping for Post Total Knee Replacement Patients

Knee Osteoarthritis Clinical Trial

Official title:

Efficacy of Kinesio® Tex Taping on Edema and Early Functional Outcome of Post Total Knee Replacement Patients: a Randomized-controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03681106
• Other study ID #: Kinesiotaping
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 14, 2018
• Est. completion date: February 18, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: March 2021
• Source: Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study is designed to better understand the effect of Kinesio Taping applied using the Neurotaping technique on patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty surgery. Patients will be randomized in two groups: in the first group patients will follow a protocol of usual rehabilitation, while the second group will do the same but add the Kinesio Taping application. Main outcome will be the effect on edema, secondary outcome the effect on functionality after 13 days post surgery.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 71
• Est. completion date: February 18, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: February 18, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 50 Years to 85 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Program of total knee replacement;
• Signing and accepting informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• pre-operative Barthel Index score < 70;
• program of revision of total knee replacement;
• grade III-IV heart failure;
• grade III-IV kidney failure;
• hypersensitive skin or intolerance to taping;
• Active cutaneous infection or open skin lesion on the sites of taping positioning;
• Body Mass Index > 34,9;
• Pregnant women;
• Not accepting informed consent;
• Impossibility to follow usual rehabilitation treatment.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Knee Osteoarthritis
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoarthritis, Knee

Intervention

Device:
• Kinesio Tex
Kinesio Tex tape on the operated limb

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Italy	IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi	Milan

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Italy, 

References & Publications (5)

Bade MJ, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Restoration of physical function in patients following total knee arthroplasty: an update on rehabilitation practices. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2012 Mar;24(2):208-14. doi: 10.1097/BOR.0b013e32834ff26d. Review. — View Citation

Donec V, Krišciunas A. The effectiveness of Kinesio Taping® after total knee replacement in early postoperative rehabilitation period. A randomized controlled trial. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2014 Aug;50(4):363-71. Epub 2014 May 13. — View Citation

Morris D, Jones D, Ryan H, Ryan CG. The clinical effects of Kinesio® Tex taping: A systematic review. Physiother Theory Pract. 2013 May;29(4):259-70. doi: 10.3109/09593985.2012.731675. Epub 2012 Oct 22. Review. — View Citation

Williams S, Whatman C, Hume PA, Sheerin K. Kinesio taping in treatment and prevention of sports injuries: a meta-analysis of the evidence for its effectiveness. Sports Med. 2012 Feb 1;42(2):153-64. doi: 10.2165/11594960-000000000-00000. Review. — View Citation

Wozniak-Czekierda W, Wozniak K, Hadamus A, Bialoszewski D. Use of Kinesiology Taping in Rehabilitation after Knee Arthroplasty: a Randomised Clinical Study. Ortop Traumatol Rehabil. 2017 Oct 31;19(5):461-468. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Knee circumference	Difference between pre-operative knee circumference and 13th post-operative day knee circumference expressed in cm	pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day
Secondary	Timed Up and Go test	Functional test	pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day
Secondary	10 meters walking test	Functional test	pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day
Secondary	Barthel Index	Autonomy outcome	pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day
Secondary	Functional Independence Measure	Autonomy outcome	pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day
Secondary	Knee range of motion	Flexion/extension passive/active range of motion of operated knee	pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day
Secondary	Thigh circumference	Thigh circumference expressed in cm	pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day
Secondary	Leg circumference	Leg circumference expressed in cm	pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day
Secondary	Ankle circumference	Ankle circumference expressed in cm	pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day
Secondary	Pain Visual Analogue Scale	The Pain Visual Analogue Scale scale consists of a straight line, 10 cm long, printed on a white sheet, the endpoints, 0 and 10, defining respectively "no pain at all" and "pain as bad as it could be". The patient must mark the line to indicate his perception of his level of pain at that time.	pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day
Secondary	R0 measured using bioimpedance	body impedance	pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day