Effect of Kinesio Taping on Muscle Strength in Quadriceps Femoris

Muscle Weakness Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of One Application of Kinesio Tape on Muscle Strength in Quadriceps Femoris on Patients With Knee Problems or Pain and Weak Quadriceps Femoris - a Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02290743
• Other study ID #: KT-QF
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: November 11, 2014
• Last updated: January 30, 2015
• Start date: November 2014
• Est. completion date: January 2015

Study information

• Verified date: January 2015
• Source: Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Norway: Norwegian Social Science Data ServicesNorway: Regional Committees for Medical and Health Research Ethics (REC)
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this project is to investigate the effect of Kinesio tape on muscle strength of the quadriceps femoris in people with knee pain or symptoms and decreased muscle strength in the quadriceps femoris - a randomized controlled trial.

Description:

The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of recoil tape with 0-30% tension, by using one application of Kinesio tape over the muscle fibers of the quadriceps femoris from its origin to its insertion. The participants will be divided into intervention group (taping) and control group (no intervention). Muscle strength test will be performed before and immediately after taping (20-30 minutes) for both groups using hand-held dynamometer measurements (MicroFET 3).

Work is based on the following hypothesis: "Kinesio taping using recoil taping provides increased isometric muscle strength in quadriceps femoris immediately after application".

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 57
• Est. completion date: January 2015
• Est. primary completion date: January 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 67 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Shoulder problems

• Low muscle strength in quadriceps femoris

• Positive manual recoil-test for the quadriceps femoris

Exclusion Criteria:

• Knee surgery <3 month

• Pathology in the knee related to tumors, fractures, neurology, rupture of tendons

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anterior Knee Pain
• Knee Symptoms
• Muscle Weakness
• Paresis

Intervention

Other:
• Kinesio tape
Application of one Kinesio tape with 0-30 % tension over the muscle fibers of the quadriceps femoris in a stretched position. The tape can be divided into several tails to cover the whole muscle from origin to insertion.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Norway	Norwegian School of Sport Sciences	Oslo

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Norway, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Muscle strength	Maximal isometric muscle strength monitored by a hand-held dynamometer (microFET 3)	30 minutes	No
Secondary	Time of break force	How long the patient can hold against the pressure from the investigator until the force breaks	30 minutes	No
Secondary	Self-reported strength - effort scale	Self-reported muscle strength from 0-10 (0 is nothing, 1 is extremely weak and 10 is extremely strong)	30 minutes	No