Clinical trial NCT05606354: Taping Versus Conventional Physiotherapy in Knee Osteoarthritis
Official title: Effects of Kinesio Taping Versus Conventional Physiotherapy in Women With Knee Osteoarthritis- A Single-Center RCT
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis
Keywords: knee osteoarthritis
Kinesio Taping
exercises
overweight
Female patients
degenerative disease
Lead sponsor: Dow University of Health Sciences
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-11-04
Enrollment: 80
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 50
Maximum age (years): 60
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: There are two groups: interventional and Control. Both groups will receive one standard treatment which is exercises. interventional group will receive kinesio tape and control group will not receive any kinesio tape.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of kinesio taping versus conventional physiotherapy in women with knee osteoarthritis.

Detailed description: * This study will be a Randomized control trial. The calculated sample size for this study was 68 (34 in each group). To compensate the expected dropouts the sample size was increased by 15 %. Hence the final sample size will be 80 (40 in each group).
* The participants of this study will be female patients having Grade.2 knee osteoarthritis aged in between 50 to 60 years having BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) range 25-29.9(Overweight), who are being referred to Dow Ojha Physiotherapy OUT PATIENT DEPARTMENT. The subjects will be divided into 2 equal groups through Randomization Technique (Coin toss).
* Intervention group will receive regular physiotherapy exercises with Kinesio tape application, Whereas Control group will be given the same exercises without Kinesio taping.
* First assessment will be done at the baseline and second(final) will be conducted at the end of 3rd week (after 9 sessions).
* Data will be analyzed through SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) Version-26. For mean comparison of dependent variables among Experimental and Control group Repeated Measure two-way Analysis of covariance will be performed. P-value less than 0.05 will be considered significant.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Women diagnosed with knee Osteoarthritis who are being referred to Physiotherapy OPD of Dow University Ojha Campus.
* Having grade-2 Osteoarthritis (mild).)
* Aged between 50 to 60 years.
* BMI (25-29.9) -Category Overweight .
* In case of bilateral knee pain, the most painful side will be identified for intervention to see the outcome.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Total knee replacement done or any other knee surgeries.
* Rheumatoid arthritis.
* Intra articular injections received within a month.
* Knee OA -grade1(doubtful), grade3 (moderate)and grade 4 (severe).
* Altered skin sensation around the knee area.
* Having known sensitivity to tape materials.
* Underlying skin disorders.
* Recent knee trauma or fracture.

Primary outcomes:
measure: VISUAL ANALOGUE SCALE
timeFrame: 3 WEEKS
measure: THE WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX
timeFrame: 3 WEEKS
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Karachi
country: Pakistan
facility: Dow institute of physical medicine and rehabilitation
state: Sindh
Study officials:
affiliation: Dow University of Health Sciences
name: aqsa bhutto, DPT
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Upadhaya S, Ram CS, Kumar M, Katiyar N. EFFECT OF KINESIO TAPING AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSIOTHERAPY ON DISABILITY AND PAIN IN KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS. Turkish Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation.;32:2.