Effects of Kinesio Taping in Patellofemoral Pain

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of Kinesio Taping in Painful and Neuromuscular Performance of Patients With Patellofemoral Pain

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02827084
• Other study ID #: 20151012
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 6, 2016
• Last updated: July 14, 2016
• Start date: May 2016
• Est. completion date: November 2016

Study information

• Verified date: July 2016
• Source: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
• Contact: Jamison S Brasileiro, PhD
• Phone: + 55 84 3342-2015
• Email: brasileiro[@]ufrnet.br
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Brazil: National Committee of Ethics in Research
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The study aims to analyze the immediate effects and 72 hours after application of the Kinesio Taping (KT) in the electromyographic activity of the vastus medialis oblique (VMO) and vastus lateralis (VL), the isokinetic performance of the quadriceps and referred pain of subjects with PFPS. The volunteers will be randomly assigned to one of the three groups and perform one of the protocols: control - remain at rest; KT - application of Kinesio Taping with tension in the VMO region; placebo - application of Kinesio Taping without tension, in the same region. All volunteers will be submitted to the evaluation of pain intensity, the electromyographic activity of the VMO and VL and dynamometric parameters in 3 times: before the application of KT, immediately after the application of KT and after 72h of application. Average effect estimates (differences between groups) for all variables will be calculated using the mixed model ANOVA with a significance level of 5% (p ≤ 0.05).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 54
• Est. completion date: November 2016
• Est. primary completion date: November 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Female between 18 and 35 years;

• BMI below 30;

• Clinical diagnosis- previous pain or retropatellar in at least two of the following functional activities: stay for a long time sitting, up or down stairs, run, kneel, crouch, jump;

• Onset of symptoms insidiously and nontraumatic;

• Pain intensity 3 or more on EVA;

• Presence of pain for at least 1 month;

Exclusion Criteria:

• Be performing currently physiotherapy;

• It present surgery, trauma or musculoskeletal system of the lower limb injury within 6 months;

• There have other pathologies associated with the knee joint;

• Does not run the tests properly;

• Does not attend all assessments.

Study Design

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Intervention

Device:
• Kinesio Taping
Application of the Kinesio Taping with tension in the vatus mediallis muscle.
• Placebo
Application of the Kinesio Taping without tension in the vatus mediallis muscle.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Brazil	Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte	Natal	RN

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Onset of Electromyographic	Evaluation of onset electromyographic activity of Vastus Medialis Obliquus relative to Vastus Lateralis	Change from baseline in electromyographic at one hour and three days	Yes