Effect of Kinesio Tape on Motor Function in Subjects With ACL Rupture

Rehabilitation Clinical Trial

Official title:

Acute and Long Term Effect of Kinesio Tape on Motor Function, Proprioception and Balance in Subjects With ACL Rupture

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04954924
• Other study ID #: LithuananianSportsU-6
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 1, 2010
• Est. completion date: January 15, 2015

Study information

• Verified date: June 2021
• Source: Lithuanian Sports University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Thirty-two participants with ACL rupture were included in the study. All participants were divided in two groups - control and experimental. In the experimental group (n=16) participants received 4 weeks standardized physiotherapy and Kinesio tape, in the control group - standardized physiotherapy.

Experimental measurements: Anthropometric measurements, pain intensity, static and dynamic balance, proprioception, knee flexion and extension muscle torque, level of activity

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 32
• Est. completion date: January 15, 2015
• Est. primary completion date: January 15, 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 18 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. 18 - 35-year-old men;

2. a normal contralateral knee,

3. not a longer period than 3 months after ACL rupture.

Exclusion Criteria:

Participants were excluded if either knee had previously been injured or had undergone surgery, if they had concurrent osteoarthritis, if they had injured the posterior cruciate ligament, lateral collateral ligament, or posterolateral complex of the knee, or if they had a grade III tear of the medial collateral ligament.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• ACL Rupture
• Rehabilitation
• Rupture

Intervention

Other:
• standardized physiotherapy program and Kinesio tape

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Lithuania	Lithuanian Sports University	Kaunas

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Lithuanian Sports University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Lithuania, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Static and dynamic balance	Static and dynamic balance were measured by posturography method with a single piezoelectric force plate (KISTLER, Switzerland, Slimline System 9286) was used to measure postural sway activity.	4 weeks
Primary	Muscle torque	The isometric and concentric torque of the knee extensor and flexor muscles of the non-injured and injured legs was measured using an isokinetic dynamometer (System 3; Biodex Medical Systems, Shirley, New York).	4 weeks
Primary	Joint position sense test	Joint position sense test was used to measure proprioceptive accuracy. Joint position sense for both legs was assessed for all subjects using the Biodex System Isokinetic Dynamometer 3 (Biodex Medical System Inc., Shirley, NY, USA).Subjects actively extended the knee from the resting position (90°flexion) to one of two test positions: 80° or 40° flexion at 0,5°/s velocity. Subjects were instructed to actively reproduce this criterion angle and to stop knee motion, via a thumb switch. No feedback was provided.	4 weeks
Secondary	The Lysholm scale	The Lysholm scale does measure the domains of symptoms and complaints and does measure functioning in daily activities	4 weeks
Secondary	The Tegner scale	The Tegner scale measure the subjective functional activity	4 weeks
Secondary	VAS scale	The severity of pain was determined based on a numerical pain scale in which 0 symbolizes 'no pain' and 10 symbolizes 'maximum pain'	4 weeks