Effect of Kinesio Taping in Women With Knee Osteoarthritis
Condition: Kinesio Taping; Knee Osteoarthritis
MeSH terms: Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis, Knee
Study type: Interventional

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.
    


Intervention name(s): application of kinesio taping
Intervention type(s): Other
Intervention description(s): application of kinesio taping in the rectus femoris muscle and in the medial and lateral region of the knee
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention model description: The volunteers will be recruited from the waiting list of the Clinic School of Physiotherapy of the Faculty of Health Sciences of Rio Grande do Norte, as well as the community in general. Initially, a signature will be requested from the TCLE and the next series of personal data. When we are already included, how should participants assess pain, muscular strength, edema and physical function (T0). Then all of them must be allocated to one of the three groups, where due intervention is required for each group. After one session, muscle strength and pain were again assessed (T1) and 72 hours later (T2), all outcomes assessed at time T0 were retested, including the global rating of change.
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary purpose: Treatment