Clinical trial NCT04164316: The Effects of Kinesio Taping on Biomechanical and Clinical Outcomes in Runners With Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome
Official title: The Effects of Kinesio Taping on Biomechanical and Clinical Outcomes in Runners With Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Iliotibial Band Syndrome
Keywords: Kinesio Taping
Biomechanics
Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome
Clinical Outcomes
Lead sponsor: University of Central Lancashire
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Mahidol University
First posted: 2019-11-15
Enrollment: 40
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 45
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Exploratory Randomized Control Study
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy and effectiveness of the application of Kinesio Taping in the short-term management of ITBFS in an exploratory randomized control study in two patient groups, an experimental group receiving Kinesio Taping with tension, and a control group receiving Kinesio Taping with no tension.

Detailed description: To determine the immediate effects of taping on the three-dimensional joint kinematics and moments of the lower limb during running in ITBFS patients, and to determine any differences between the experimental and control groups.

To determine the immediate effects of taping on muscle activity of the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, tensor fascia lata, vastus medialis, and vastus lateralis in ITBFS patients, and to determine any differences between the experimental and control groups.

To determine if the short-term perceptions of pain, symptoms, ADL function, sport and recreation function, quality of Life, and fear of movement are changed with taping, and to determine any differences between the experimental and control groups.

To determine any perceived changes in the stability of the knee joint, comfort and benefits with taping, and to determine any differences between the experimental and control groups.

To determine if muscle strength, muscle length, and functional movement are changed with taping, and to determine any differences between the experimental and control groups.

To explore the relationship between the clinical and biomechanical outcome measures in ITBFS patients.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Aged between 18 to 45 years
* Regularly run a minimum of 10 kilometres a week,
* Current symptoms of ITBFS, assessed using the Noble compression test and Ober's test, and pain at lateral femoral condyle during running

Exclusion Criteria:

* History of taking any analgesic or anti-inflammatory drugs for 72 hours prior to testing.
* Previous surgery to the lower limbs,
* Skin allergy to kinesio tape,
* Signs or symptoms of other knee pathologies including; patellofemoral pain, knee joint osteoarthritis, lateral meniscus injury, common peroneal nerve injury, refer pain from lumbar spine, superior tibiofibular joint sprain, and popliteus or bicep femoris tendinitis.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Numerical Pain Rating scale
timeFrame: one week
measure: Pelvis, Hip, Knee, and Ankle angle.
timeFrame: Immediately after the intervention
measure: Hip, Knee, and Ankle Moments
timeFrame: Immediately after the intervention
measure: Surface Electromyography Data
timeFrame: Immediately after the intervention
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score
timeFrame: one week
measure: Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia
timeFrame: one week
measure: Global Rating Of Change Scale
timeFrame: one week
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Bangkok
country: Thailand
facility: Physical Therapy Center (Pinklao) Faculty of Physical Therapy, Mahidol University
city: Nakhon Pathom
country: Thailand
facility: Faculty of Physical Therapy, Mahidol University
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Central Lancashire
name: Jim Richards, Professor
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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