Kinesiotaping the Hand in Cerebral Palsy

Spasticity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of Kinesiotaping the Hand of Children With Cerebral Palsy

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02073513
• Other study ID #: LUT 09/24-47
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: December 12, 2013
• Last updated: February 25, 2014
• Start date: November 2009
• Est. completion date: September 2010

Study information

• Verified date: February 2014
• Source: Hacettepe University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Turkey: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

BACKROUNDS: Thumb in palm deformity restricts hand function by prevent somatosensory input in the children with cerebral palsy who have spasticity in their hands.

OBJECTİVES: To investigate the effects of thenar palmar kinesiotape application with and without pressure on hand function in children with cerebral palsy. METHOD: 45 children were randomly allocated to one of the thenar taping groups either with or without pressure or to the control group. Nine hole peg test and nine parts puzzle test were used to measure hand function. The two study groups were evaluated initially, with taping 20 minutes later and 20 minutes after taping was removed.

Description:

BACKROUNDS: Thumb in palm deformity restricts hand function by prevent somatosensory input in the children with cerebral palsy who have spasticity in their hands.

OBJECTİVES: To investigate the effects of thenar palmar kinesiotape application with and without pressure on upper extremity function in children with cerebral palsy. METHOD: 45 children were randomly allocated to one of the thenar taping groups either with or without pressure or to the control group. Nine hole peg test and nine parts puzzle test were used to measure upper extremity function. The two study groups were evaluated initially, with taping 20 minutes later and 20 minutes after taping was removed.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 45
• Est. completion date: September 2010
• Est. primary completion date: September 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 4 Years to 14 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clinical diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy

• Stable clinical status

• Hand and/ or wrist spasticity

• No passive movement limitation

• Receiving regular neurodevelopmental rehabilitation

• Sufficient cognitive level

Exclusion criteria:

• Surgery of the upper extremity

• Orthotic treatment

• Sensory deficit

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cerebral Palsy
• Muscle Spasticity
• Spasticity

Intervention

Device:
• Kinesiotape plus thenar pressure (PPTG)
In the kinesiotape plus thenar pressure (PPTG). Kinesiotape was applied to control the cortical thumb sign. In addition a piece of plastazote aiming to give thenar pressure was also applied. The amount of pressure was regulated so that the child felt the pressure without being irritated and without restriction in grasping functions.
• Taping Group (TG)
In the taping group (TG) kinesiotape was applied to control the cortical thumb sign.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation	Ankara

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hacettepe University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Nine hole peg test		at baseline (before application), at 20 minutes after application, at 20 minutes after application removed	Yes
Secondary	nine parts puzzle test		at baseline (before application), at 20 minutes after application, at 20 minutes after application removed	Yes