Please select the arm or intervention descriptions that belong to the clinical trial below.
Title: Effect of Kinesio Taping on Muscle Force, Pain, Edema, Physical Function and Global Perception of Change of Women With Knee Osteoarthritis: Randomized and Blind Clinical Trial
Brief Summary: Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is a disease characterized mainly by the wear and tear of the articular structures, which affects 6% to 13% of men and 7% to 19% of women, and their prevalence may be increased proportionally with increasing age. Signs and symptoms include pain, joint stiffness and loss of function. In this perspective, kinesio taping (KT) appears as an alternative therapeutic resource for the treatment of this type of patient. However, the current evidence on this technique is limited and conflicting, making its effects on the symptomatology of the disease still uncertain. Thus, the present study will evaluate the effects of KT application on muscle strength, pain, physical function, edema and quality of life of elderly women with knee OA. It will be a randomized, blind clinical trial in which 45 volunteers will be allocated to three groups: G1 (placebo group), G2 (control group) and G3 (intervention group). The G1 will be submitted to the placebo (no tension) application of KT on rectos femoris muscle and knee; the G2 will receive a protocol of a health education activity session lasting 60 minutes and finally the G3 will be submitted to the simultaneous application (with tension) of two KT techniques on rectos femoris muscle and knee. All groups will be evaluated before, immediately after and 72 hours after the application. To measure the variables, the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), 6-minute walk test (6MWT), isometric dynamometer, perimetry and global rating of change. Statistical analysis will be done using SPSS® software (Statistical Package Social Science) version 20.0. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Levene tests will be applied to evaluate the normality and homogeneity of the data, respectively. Intra and intergroup comparisons will be evaluated using analysis of variance ANOVA of mixed model. In the presence of a significant F, the Benferroni pot-hoc test will be used to identify where the difference occurred. For all statistical analyzes, a significance level of 5% (p \<0.05) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) will be adopted.


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A: Arm Label: Shortwave diathermy; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Device: Shortwave diathermy | Arm Label: control; Type: SHAM_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Device: Shortwave diathermy | Intervention Type: DEVICE; Name: Shortwave diathermy; Assigned to Arm(s): Shortwave diathermy, control
B: Arm Label: Kinesio taping group; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Other: Taping application | Arm Label: Non specific taping; Type: SHAM_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Other: Taping application | Intervention Type: OTHER; Name: Taping application; Assigned to Arm(s): Kinesio taping group, Non specific taping
C: Arm Label: Health Education Intervention; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Behavioral: Health Education | Arm Label: Usual Medical Care; Type: NO_INTERVENTION; Interventions: N/A | Arm Label: Osteoarthritis Self-Management; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Behavioral: Osteoarthritis Self-Management | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Health Education; Assigned to Arm(s): Health Education Intervention | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Osteoarthritis Self-Management; Assigned to Arm(s): Osteoarthritis Self-Management
D: Arm Label: control group; Type: NO_INTERVENTION; Interventions: N/A | Arm Label: Placebo group; Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Other: application of kinesio taping | Arm Label: intervention group; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Other: application of kinesio taping | Intervention Type: OTHER; Name: application of kinesio taping; Assigned to Arm(s): Placebo group, intervention group

Answer: D