Clinical trial NCT06010264: THE EFFECTS OF EARLY PERIOD KINESIOTAPE
Official title: THE EFFECTS OF EARLY PERIOD KINESIO TAPE ON CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH ARTROSCOPIC ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Rotator Cuff Injuries
Rotator Cuff Tears
Lead sponsor: Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-08-24
Enrollment: 45
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Randomized
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to the effects of kinesio tape application on pain, edema, range of motion and functionality .

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does kinesiotape application reduce pain and edema and improve quality of life in the early period in individuals undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair?
* Does kinesiotape application provide early restoration of functional activity level in individuals undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair?

Participants will receive kinesiotaping in addition to traditional physiotherapy programs.

If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare kinesiotape group, shamtape group and control group to see if kinesiotaping.

Detailed description: Chronic shoulder pain is the second most common musculoskeletal problem in the population with a prevalence ranging from 15% to 22%. Rotator cuff (RM) tears are one of the important pathophysiologic conditions leading to shoulder pain. Early treatment of RM tears is conservative and includes oral analgesics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, corticosteroid injections if necessary and physiotherapy methods. Treatment of rotator sheath problems may be surgical and/or conservative depending on the indications. Surgical treatment is inevitable for partial tears and complete ruptures that do not respond to conservative treatment. After surgery, a good rehabilitation program is needed to increase the success of the surgical intervention, return to functional activities and improve the patient's quality of life. One of the most important problems for the patient, physician and physiotherapist in the rehabilitation program to be applied in this period is the immobilization period of 6 weeks. This is the recommended time for tissue healing. However, the negative effects of prolonged immobilization should not be forgotten. It is important to use early physiotherapy applications to prevent adhesions and reduce complications that may occur.

The Kinesio Taping® technique and Kinesio Tex® tape were developed in 1973 by Dr. Kenzo Kase, a Japanese chiropractor and acupuncturist. There is an increasing number of health professionals, including physicians and physiotherapists who deal with musculoskeletal diseases and lymphology, who apply this method to their patients all over the world. It is also widely used in the sports world, especially considering its ease of use and effects. It helps structures such as the musculoskeletal system, circulatory system and nervous system to return to normal function. It is a preferred method because these bands are easy to apply and patients can easily remove them. In the literature, there is no study examining the effects of kinesio tape application after rotator cuff repair.

Considering the effects of kinesio tape on pain and edema; we think that it will have positive results in the rehabilitation program applied after rotator cuff repair.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Be between the ages of 18-65,
* Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair as a surgical method,
* diagnosis of a small or medium-sized (\<3 cm) rotator cuff tear by magnetic resonance imaging,
* Having a score above 24 on the Mini Mental State Examination,
* Volunteering to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Presence of diabetes mellitus,
* Stage three and above according to the Goutallier fatty degeneration classification,
* Presence of a neurological problem,
* Presence of cervical disc herniation,
* Past history of orthopedic disease on the affected side,
* Presence of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis or other systemic inflammatory problem,
* Corticosteroid injection for the affected side within 6 weeks before diagnosis.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Pain severity
timeFrame: 7 weeks
measure: Edema
timeFrame: 7 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Modified Constant-Murley score
timeFrame: 7 weeks
measure: REVISED OXFORD SHOULDER SCORE
timeFrame: 7 weeks
measure: SHOULDER PAIN AND DISABILITY INDEX
timeFrame: 7 weeks
measure: Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index
timeFrame: 7 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Kırşehir
country: Turkey
facility: Kırsehir Ahi Evran Universty
Study officials:
References:
citation: Reynard F, Vuistiner P, Leger B, Konzelmann M. Immediate and short-term effects of kinesiotaping on muscular activity, mobility, strength and pain after rotator cuff surgery: a crossover clinical trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2018 Aug 22;19(1):305. doi: 10.1186/s12891-018-2169-5.
citation: Gulenc B, Yalcin S, Genc SG, Bicer H, Erdil M. Is Kinesiotherapy Effective in Relieving Pain and Reducing Swelling after Shoulder Arthroscopy? Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech. 2019;86(3):216-219.