Kineesiotaping for Patients With LCPD

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Kinesiotaping is increasingly being used as a complement to musculoskeletal pain management. This study aimed to evaluate the immediate clinical efficacy of kinesiotaping on pain and pain-related symptoms of Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease (LCPD).

Detailed Description
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Kinesio taping is increasingly being used as a complement to musculoskeletal pain management. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted. Activity-related hip pain, passive and pain limited hip range of motion, gluteus medius muscle strength, function and balance were assessed.

Official Title
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Effects of Kinesiotaping in Patients With Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial

Conditions
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Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Kinesiotaping
* Other: Sham taping


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Having received unilateral LCPD diagnosis, Anterior hip pain minimum three points on 10-cm Visual Analog Scale (VAS) over the previous week, Having the following symptoms; weakness of gluteus medius muscle and patient-reported complaints on function or balance Exclusion Criteria: Having a history of any other hip pathologies, Having allergy to polyacrylate adhesive, Having used analgesic medication within the previous three days.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 5 Years
Maximum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Kinesiotaping group<br>Kinesiotape was applied to the lateral side of the affected hip for gluteus medius muscle. Each patient was positioned lying down with the affected side up, and two I-strips were used. | Other: Kinesiotaping<br>* Two I-strips were used: The first-third of one I-strip began at the posterior iliac crest, without tension as an anchor. Then the patient actively flexed and adducted the affected hip, thus, the middle-third of the tape was applied with approximately 50% tension. Then the hip was set in its original position and the last-third of the tape ended approximately greater trochanter without tension. The first-third of the second I-strip was applied starting at the anterior iliac crest, without tension as an anchor. The patient actively extended and adducted the affected hip, thus, the middle-third of the tape was applied with approximately 50% tension. Then the hip was set in its original position and the last-third of the tape ended approximately greater trochanter without tension.<br>|
| Sham Comparator: Sham taping group<br>Sham tape was applied with a single I-strip without tension in tape or muscle stretch. After paper backing was completely removed, tape was essentially placed on the skin across the lateral side of the affected hip. | Other: Sham taping<br>* A single I-strip without tension in tape or muscle stretch. After paper backing was completely removed, tape was essentially placed on the skin across the lateral side of the hip.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Immediate Clinical Efficacy on Activity Related Hip | Horizontal 10 cm VAS (0, no pain; 10, the worst pain ever possible) | The change between T1 (baseline) to T2 (thirty minutes later from the application) | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Immediate Clinical Efficacy on Hip Abduction ROM | goniometric range of motion (ROM) | The change between T1 (baseline) to T2 (thirty minutes later from the application) | 
| Immediate Clinical Efficacy on Functional Task Durations | 10-meters walk task duration (sec) and 10-step climbing task duration (sec) | The change between T1 (baseline) to T2 (thirty minutes later from the application) | 
| Immediate Clinical Efficacy on Balance test durations | One leg stance test duration (sec) and Tandem walk test duration (sec) | The change between T1 (baseline) to T2 (thirty minutes later from the application) | 
| Immediate Clinical Efficacy on Gluteus medius muscle strength | muscle strength by handheld dynamometer (Ibs) | The change between T1 (baseline) to T2 (thirty minutes later from the application) | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Kinesiotape, Taping, Pediatric pain, Hip joint, Physiotherapy