RehabilitationNCT06072261
The Effect of Handgrip Strength on Functional Level
A study testing kinesio tape application in people with Rehabilitation, run by Suleyman Demirel University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
In this study, it was aimed to examine the effects of kinesio tape applied to the forearm extensor muscles on the functional level of patients undergoing lower extremity surgery with walker ambulation. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 65 to 80 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Rehabilitation
- What is being tested?
- kinesio tape application
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 100 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 15 Apr 2023to 15 Sep 2023
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 65 to 80 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Patients over 65 years of age of both sexes, patients who were followed up postoperatively in the Department of Orthopedics of Süleyman Demirel University, patients whose mobilization was provided with a walker, and patients whose general condition was oriented and cooperative, were included in the study
Who cannot join
- Patients with uncontrollable lung or cardiac problems, patients with psychiatric disease (dementia…) that may affect the answers given, patients who used any drugs and alcohol that could affect cognitive functions were excluded from the study.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: The Effect of Handgrip Strength on Functional Level in Elderly People Having Lower Extremity Surgery
In this study, it was aimed to examine the effects of kinesio tape applied to the forearm extensor muscles on the functional level of patients undergoing lower extremity surgery with walker ambulation.
Patients who were evaluated before being included in the post-surgical rehabilitation program (before kinesio tape application) and before discharge will be included in the study group. For the control group data, patients who underwent lower extremity surgery at the same institution for similar periods, but were included in the standard rehabilitation program, but did not apply kinesio tape, will be included. Standard rehabilitation practice includes in-bed transfer training, gait training, practice of daily living activities, and therapeutic exercise practices .
Before the standard rehabilitation program, kinesio taping was applied to both upper extremities in the form of a "Y" tape from the medial epicondyle to the wrist flexors, with 15-20% tension, to the patients hospitalized in the orthopedic service after lower extremity surgery. The tape should remain on the patient's arm throughout the hospital stay
Read the detailed description
In the literature, as predictors of poor functional recovery after lower extremity fracture and prosthetic surgery; old age, low functional level before fracture, cognitive impairment, comorbidities, living alone, and long hospital stay have been shown. Although the lower extremity has a higher relationship than the upper extremity in activities such as walking and physical function, the grip strength, which is closely related to the lower extremity strength, is an easily measurable, reliable, and applicable method for assessing whole body strength.In addition, handgrip strength is used as an important criterion in determining the functional level of elderly individuals. Although there are many studies in the literature that grip strength is a determinant of functional level, no study has been encountered showing the effects of kinesio taping application on the functional level of improving grip strength in elderly individuals who have undergone lower extremity surgery and provided with walker assisted ambulation.
- Conditions
- Rehabilitation
- Being tested
- kinesio tape application
- Keywords
- Elderly, Functional Level, Handgrip Strenght, Kinesio Tape
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
kinesio tape applicationOther
Before the standard rehabilitation program, kinesio taping was applied to both upper extremities in the form of a "Y" tape from the medial epicondyle to the wrist flexors, with 15-20% tension, to the patients hospitalized in the orthopedic service after lower extremity surgery. The tape should remain on the patient's arm throughout the hospital stay
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Kinesio Tape Group | Experimental | Before the standard rehabilitation program, kinesio taping was applied to both upper extremities in the form of a "Y" tape from the medial epicondyle to the wrist flexors, with 15-20% tension, to the patients hospitalized in the orthopedic service after lower extremity surgery. The tape should remain on the patient's arm throughout the hospital stay Receives: Other: kinesio tape application |
| Control Group | No intervention | For the control group data, patients who underwent lower extremity surgery at the same institution for similar periods, but were included in the standard rehabilitation program, but did not apply kinesio tape, will be included. Standard rehabilitation practice includes in-bed transfer training, gait training, practice of daily living activities, and therapeutic exercise practices |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Handgrip strenght
It was evaluated using a Jamar handheld dynamometer. During the evaluation, the patient was asked to stand in a static position. Maximum grip strength measurements were performed with the elbow flexed at 90° in the patient sitting position. Measurements were repeated 3 times at 30 second intervals in both extremities, and the results were recorded in kilogram-force form. In the measurement of maximum handgrip strength, the participants were asked to continue squeezing even if there was pain, and the maximum grip strength they reach was recorded
Measured: 3-5 days (Change from Baseline Handgrip strenght at discharged)
Pain assessment
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was used for pain assessment. The pain of the patient, who determines a point on the vertically drawn line with a length of 10 cm, is determined over one hundred points. A score of 100 means unbearable pain, and a score of 0 means no pain at all. This evaluation provides information about the pain profile of patients during activity and at rest
Measured: 3-5 days (Change from Baseline Handgrip strenght at discharged)
Functional Independence Measurement-FIM
The FIM instrument FIM indicates the degree of independence of the individual in basic physical and cognitive activities in daily life. The FIM includes 18 items that measure functional independence in 6 subscales: self-care, sphincter control, mobility, locomotion, communication, and social cognition. Each item is rated on a seven-point scale that represents different gradations of independence and reflects the amount of assistance the patient requires to perform a specific activity. Independence is categorized and scored as complete independence, 7; modified independence, 6; requires supervision or setup, 5; requires minimal contact assistance, 4; requires moderate assistance, 3; requires maximal assistance, 2; and requires total assistance, 1. The sum of all 18 items comprises the patient's total FIM score, which ranges from 18 to 126
Measured: 3-5 days (Change from Baseline Handgrip strenght at discharged)
Iowa Level of Assistance Scale (ILAS) and Walking Speed Scale (IWSS)
ILAS and IWSS are a measurement method that evaluates various physical functions and whose validity and reliability have been demonstrated in patients with knee replacement. With the ILAS, the performance level of 4 different physical activities (from lying on the back to sitting, getting up from sitting, walking 4.57 meters (15 feet), going up and down three flights of stairs) is evaluated. The scoring of these physical activities is based on the level of assistance that patients need during the activities ("0" could not be tested, "1" unsuccessful, "2" maximum assistance, "3" medium assistance, "4" minimum assistance, "5" observational assistance, "5" observational assistance. 6" independent) are made. With IWSS, walking speed is evaluated at a distance of 13.4 meters (44 feet). This scale ranges from 0 to 6 ("0" ≤20 sec, "1" 21-30 sec, "2" 31-40 sec, "3" 41-50 sec, "4" 51-60 sec, "5" 61 -70 sec, "6" >70 sec) or the time to complete walking is recorded as a score.
Measured: 3-5 days (Change from Baseline Handgrip strenght at discharged)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted10 Oct 2023
- Study start15 Apr 2023
- Primary completion1 Aug 2023
- Study completion15 Sep 2023
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for RehabilitationStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 100 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Suleyman Demirel University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Menekse Safak, Suleyman Demirel University
- Investigators
- Zeliha BAŞKURT, Prof. Dr., Principal investigator, Suleyman Demirel UniversityFerdi BAŞKURT, Prof. Dr., Study chair, Suleyman Demirel UniversityTuba İNCE PARPUCU, Assist. Prof., Study chair, Suleyman Demirel University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06072261
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- MS2023/02
- Status last verified
- Oct 2023
- First submitted
- 2 Oct 2023
- Last updated
- 10 Oct 2023
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Safak M, Baskurt Z, Baskurt F, Ince Parpucu T, Atay T. The Effect of Kinesio Taping on Handgrip Strength and Functional Outcomes in Elderly Patients After Lower Extremity Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Physiother Res Int. 2026 Jul;31(3):e70243. doi: 10.1002/pri.70243.
PubMed 42179169
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 10 Oct 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of Handgrip Strength on Functional Level in Elderly People Having Lower Extremity Surgery
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06072261
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- MS2023/02
- Conditions
- Rehabilitation
- Keywords
- Elderly, Functional Level, Handgrip Strenght, Kinesio Tape
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 100 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Suleyman Demirel UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 15 Apr 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Aug 2023 (actual)
- Study completion
- 15 Sep 2023 (actual)
- First posted
- 10 Oct 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
In this study, it was aimed to examine the effects of kinesio tape applied to the forearm extensor muscles on the functional level of patients undergoing lower extremity surgery with walker ambulation.
Patients who were evaluated before being included in the post-surgical rehabilitation program (before kinesio tape application) and before discharge will be included in the study group. For the control group data, patients who underwent lower extremity surgery at the same institution for similar periods, but were included in the standard rehabilitation program, but did not apply kinesio tape, will be included. Standard rehabilitation practice includes in-bed transfer training, gait training, practice of daily living activities, and therapeutic exercise practices .
Before the standard rehabilitation program, kinesio taping was applied to both upper extremities in the form of a "Y" tape from the medial epicondyle to the wrist flexors, with 15-20% tension, to the patients hospitalized in the orthopedic service after lower extremity surgery. The tape should remain on the patient's arm throughout the hospital stay
Detailed description
In the literature, as predictors of poor functional recovery after lower extremity fracture and prosthetic surgery; old age, low functional level before fracture, cognitive impairment, comorbidities, living alone, and long hospital stay have been shown. Although the lower extremity has a higher relationship than the upper extremity in activities such as walking and physical function, the grip strength, which is closely related to the lower extremity strength, is an easily measurable, reliable, and applicable method for assessing whole body strength.In addition, handgrip strength is used as an important criterion in determining the functional level of elderly individuals. Although there are many studies in the literature that grip strength is a determinant of functional level, no study has been encountered showing the effects of kinesio taping application on the functional level of improving grip strength in elderly individuals who have undergone lower extremity surgery and provided with walker assisted ambulation.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Kinesio Tape Group | Experimental | Other: kinesio tape applicationBefore the standard rehabilitation program, kinesio taping was applied to both upper extremities in the form of a "Y" tape from the medial epicondyle to the wrist flexors, with 15-20% tension, to the patients hospitalized in the orthopedic service after lower extremity surgery. The tape should remain on the patient's arm throughout the hospital stay |
| Control Group | No intervention | –For the control group data, patients who underwent lower extremity surgery at the same institution for similar periods, but were included in the standard rehabilitation program, but did not apply kinesio tape, will be included. Standard rehabilitation practice includes in-bed transfer training, gait training, practice of daily living activities, and therapeutic exercise practices |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 65 to 80 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Patients over 65 years of age of both sexes, patients who were followed up postoperatively in the Department of Orthopedics of Süleyman Demirel University, patients whose mobilization was provided with a walker, and patients whose general condition was oriented and cooperative, were included in the study
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Patients with uncontrollable lung or cardiac problems, patients with psychiatric disease (dementia…) that may affect the answers given, patients who used any drugs and alcohol that could affect cognitive functions were excluded from the study.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| kinesio tape applicationBefore the standard rehabilitation program, kinesio taping was applied to both upper extremities in the form of a "Y" tape from the medial epicondyle to the wrist flexors, with 15-20% tension, to the patients hospitalized in the orthopedic service after lower extremity surgery. The tape should remain on the patient's arm throughout the hospital stay | Other | Kinesio Tape Group |
Primary outcome
Handgrip strenght
Time frame: 3-5 days (Change from Baseline Handgrip strenght at discharged)
It was evaluated using a Jamar handheld dynamometer. During the evaluation, the patient was asked to stand in a static position. Maximum grip strength measurements were performed with the elbow flexed at 90° in the patient sitting position. Measurements were repeated 3 times at 30 second intervals in both extremities, and the results were recorded in kilogram-force form. In the measurement of maximum handgrip strength, the participants were asked to continue squeezing even if there was pain, and the maximum grip strength they reach was recorded
Pain assessment
Time frame: 3-5 days (Change from Baseline Handgrip strenght at discharged)
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was used for pain assessment. The pain of the patient, who determines a point on the vertically drawn line with a length of 10 cm, is determined over one hundred points. A score of 100 means unbearable pain, and a score of 0 means no pain at all. This evaluation provides information about the pain profile of patients during activity and at rest
Functional Independence Measurement-FIM
Time frame: 3-5 days (Change from Baseline Handgrip strenght at discharged)
The FIM instrument FIM indicates the degree of independence of the individual in basic physical and cognitive activities in daily life. The FIM includes 18 items that measure functional independence in 6 subscales: self-care, sphincter control, mobility, locomotion, communication, and social cognition. Each item is rated on a seven-point scale that represents different gradations of independence and reflects the amount of assistance the patient requires to perform a specific activity. Independence is categorized and scored as complete independence, 7; modified independence, 6; requires supervision or setup, 5; requires minimal contact assistance, 4; requires moderate assistance, 3; requires maximal assistance, 2; and requires total assistance, 1. The sum of all 18 items comprises the patient's total FIM score, which ranges from 18 to 126
Iowa Level of Assistance Scale (ILAS) and Walking Speed Scale (IWSS)
Time frame: 3-5 days (Change from Baseline Handgrip strenght at discharged)
ILAS and IWSS are a measurement method that evaluates various physical functions and whose validity and reliability have been demonstrated in patients with knee replacement. With the ILAS, the performance level of 4 different physical activities (from lying on the back to sitting, getting up from sitting, walking 4.57 meters (15 feet), going up and down three flights of stairs) is evaluated. The scoring of these physical activities is based on the level of assistance that patients need during the activities ("0" could not be tested, "1" unsuccessful, "2" maximum assistance, "3" medium assistance, "4" minimum assistance, "5" observational assistance, "5" observational assistance. 6" independent) are made. With IWSS, walking speed is evaluated at a distance of 13.4 meters (44 feet). This scale ranges from 0 to 6 ("0" ≤20 sec, "1" 21-30 sec, "2" 31-40 sec, "3" 41-50 sec, "4" 51-60 sec, "5" 61 -70 sec, "6" >70 sec) or the time to complete walking is recorded as a score.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 10 Oct 2023.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 42179169Safak M, Baskurt Z, Baskurt F, Ince Parpucu T, Atay T. The Effect of Kinesio Taping on Handgrip Strength and Functional Outcomes in Elderly Patients After Lower Extremity Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Physiother Res Int. 2026 Jul;31(3):e70243. doi: 10.1002/pri.70243.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Zeliha BAŞKURT, Prof. Dr. principal investigator
Suleyman Demirel University
Ferdi BAŞKURT, Prof. Dr. study chair
Suleyman Demirel University
Tuba İNCE PARPUCU, Assist. Prof. study chair
Suleyman Demirel University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing kinesio tape application in people with Rehabilitation, run by Suleyman Demirel University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Oct 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Handgrip strenght (time frame: 3-5 days (Change from Baseline Handgrip strenght at discharged)). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06072261, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 10 Oct 2023.