The Effects of Kinesio Taping on Biomechanical and Clinical Outcomes in Runners With Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome

Iliotibial Band Syndrome Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effects of Kinesio Taping on Biomechanical and Clinical Outcomes in Runners With Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04164316
• Other study ID #: MU-CIRB 2019/208.2510
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 14, 2020
• Est. completion date: May 1, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: January 2023
• Source: University of Central Lancashire
• Contact: Pongchai Watcharakhueankhan, Master
• Phone: +44 7849226313
• Email: pwatcharakhueankhan[@]uclan.ac.uk
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy and effectiveness of the application of Kinesio Taping in the short-term management of ITBFS in an exploratory randomized control study in two patient groups, an experimental group receiving Kinesio Taping with tension, and a control group receiving Kinesio Taping with no tension.

Description:

To determine the immediate effects of taping on the three-dimensional joint kinematics and moments of the lower limb during running in ITBFS patients, and to determine any differences between the experimental and control groups.

To determine the immediate effects of taping on muscle activity of the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, tensor fascia lata, vastus medialis, and vastus lateralis in ITBFS patients, and to determine any differences between the experimental and control groups.

To determine if the short-term perceptions of pain, symptoms, ADL function, sport and recreation function, quality of Life, and fear of movement are changed with taping, and to determine any differences between the experimental and control groups.

To determine any perceived changes in the stability of the knee joint, comfort and benefits with taping, and to determine any differences between the experimental and control groups.

To determine if muscle strength, muscle length, and functional movement are changed with taping, and to determine any differences between the experimental and control groups.

To explore the relationship between the clinical and biomechanical outcome measures in ITBFS patients.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: May 1, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: May 23, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 45 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged between 18 to 45 years

• Regularly run a minimum of 10 kilometres a week,

• Current symptoms of ITBFS, assessed using the Noble compression test and Ober's test, and pain at lateral femoral condyle during running

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of taking any analgesic or anti-inflammatory drugs for 72 hours prior to testing.

• Previous surgery to the lower limbs,

• Skin allergy to kinesio tape,

• Signs or symptoms of other knee pathologies including; patellofemoral pain, knee joint osteoarthritis, lateral meniscus injury, common peroneal nerve injury, refer pain from lumbar spine, superior tibiofibular joint sprain, and popliteus or bicep femoris tendinitis.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Iliotibial Band Syndrome
• Syndrome

Intervention

Device:
• Kinesio Tape
Kinesio TexTM Tape which is the original elastic therapeutic adhesive tape which is a latex-free, hypoallergenic, waterproof, porous.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Thailand	Physical Therapy Center (Pinklao) Faculty of Physical Therapy, Mahidol University	Bangkok
Thailand	Faculty of Physical Therapy, Mahidol University	Nakhon Pathom

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Central Lancashire	Mahidol University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Thailand, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Numerical Pain Rating scale	Numerical Pain Rating scale; pain intensity during running from 0 to10 scale where 0 = No pain and 10 = worst pain Imaginable.	one week
Primary	Pelvis, Hip, Knee, and Ankle angle.	Three-dimensional joint kinematics measurement by motion analysis capture	Immediately after the intervention
Primary	Hip, Knee, and Ankle Moments	Three-dimensional joint kinematics measurement by motion analysis capture	Immediately after the intervention
Primary	Surface Electromyography Data	Five Surface Electromyography electrodes were placed over the gluteus maximus (Gmax), gluteus medius (Gmed), tensor fascia latae (TFL), vastus medialis (VM), vastus lateralis (VL) muscles to measure muscle activity.	Immediately after the intervention
Secondary	Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score	The Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score's five patient-relevant dimensions are scored separately: Pain (nine items); Symptoms (seven items); ADL Function (17 items); Sport and Recreation Function (five items); Quality of Life (four items). A Likert scale is used and all items have five possible answer options scored from 0 (No problems) to 4 (Extreme problems) and each of the five scores is calculated as the sum of the items included.	one week
Secondary	Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia	The Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia is a 17 item questionnaire used to assess the subjective rating of kinesiophobia or fear of movement. A Likert scale is used and all items have four possible answer options scored from 1 (strongly disagree ) to 4 (strongly agree ).	one week
Secondary	Global Rating Of Change Scale	Global rating of change (GRC) scales are very commonly used in clinical research, particularly in the musculoskeletal area. the overall condition of your injured body part or region. Rating from -7 A very great deal worse to +7 scale (A very great deal better) from the begin intervention time until now.	one week