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Meniscus TearsNCT06637670

Kinesiological Taping in Individuals With Meniscus Injury

A study testing Kinesiology taping in people with Meniscus Tears, run by Amasya University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This study aims to explore how kinesiology taping affects people with mild to moderate meniscus injuries (grades I/II), focusing on pain, movement fears, muscle strength, balance, joint movement, and quality of life. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Meniscus Tears
What is being tested?
Kinesiology taping
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
26 participants
Where
1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
1 Aug 2022to 1 Aug 2024
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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients diagnosed with meniscus grade I/II,
  • Who agreed to participate in the study
  • Signed the voluntary consent form

Who cannot join

  • Pregnant individuals
  • Individuals with additional knee injuries (e.g., ligament tears) or chronic conditions affecting the knee (e.g., arthritis).
  • Patients with grade III meniscus tears or more severe injuries.
  • Who had knee surgery in the last 6 months.
  • Patients with skin conditions or allergies to adhesive materials or kinesiology tape.
  • Individuals with neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site

  • Amasya University

    Amasya, Merkez, 05100

Other trials in Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Official title: Acute Effect of Kinesiological Taping on Pain, Quality of Life and Musculoskeletal System Parameters in Individuals With Meniscus Injury: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study

This study aims to explore how kinesiology taping affects people with mild to moderate meniscus injuries (grades I/II), focusing on pain, movement fears, muscle strength, balance, joint movement, and quality of life.

Two groups will be involved: one will receive kinesiology taping on the thigh muscle with some tension, while the other will receive a placebo tape with no tension. Researchers will measure various factors, including pain and muscle strength, both before and 48-72 hours after taping.

Read the detailed description

This study aims to understand the short-term (acute) effects of kinesiology taping on people with mild to moderate meniscus injuries (grade I/II). These injuries, affecting the cartilage in the knee, can cause pain, reduced mobility, and fear of movement. Kinesiology taping, a popular therapy, involves applying elastic tape to support muscles and joints. This research looked at whether taping could improve pain, muscle strength, movement, balance, and quality of life in patients with these knee injuries.

Study Design The study will use a randomized, placebo-controlled, and double-blinded design, meaning that patients were randomly assigned to two groups, and neither the patients nor the researchers knew which group each person was in during the treatment.

Experimental Group: will receive kinesiology taping on the quadriceps muscle (the large muscle at the front of the thigh) using a 'Y-shaped' technique with moderate tension (25-50% stretch).

Control Group: will receive a placebo tape applied without tension and placed in a different direction.

Measurements

To evaluate the effects of taping, several aspects will be measured both before the tape was applied and 48-72 hours later:

Pain levels Fear of movement (kinesiophobia) Muscle strength (ability to extend the knee) Proprioception (awareness of limb position and force applied) Joint range of motion (how much the knee can bend and straighten) Joint position sense (accuracy in detecting knee position with eyes closed) Quality of life, using a questionnaire (SF-36) that assesses various aspects like physical function and energy levels.

Conditions
Meniscus Tears
Being tested
Kinesiology taping, Placebo taping
Keywords
kinesiology taping, pain, quality of life, meniscus injury
Medical subject headings
Pain

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Kinesiology tapingOther

    'Y shaped' kinesiology taping was applied on quadriceps femoris muscle, based on facilitation technique with 25-50% stretching.

  • Placebo tapingOther

    A tape without tension was applied perpendicular on the quadriceps femoris muscle.

Study groups in NCT06637670
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
The experimental groupExperimentalThis group was applied 'Y shaped' kinesiology taping on quadriceps femoris muscle, based on facilitation technique with 25-50% stretching.
Receives: Other: Kinesiology taping
The placebo groupPlacebo comparatorThis group was applied a tape without tension, perpendicular to the quadriceps femoris muscle
Receives: Other: Placebo taping

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Pain

    Pain assessment was made with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). The patient was asked to mark where his or her pain was on the scale by writing "0: No pain, 10: Unbearable pain" at the two ends of the 10-centimeter scale.

    Measured: Baseline and 48 hours after the application

  2. Knee extension muscle strength

    A hand dynamometer (MicroFet 2 HHD) was used to measure the patients' knee extension muscle strength. Measurements were recorded in kilograms. For measurement, the patient was positioned without support, with his legs hanging off the bed from the knees, knees flexed at 90°, feet free and arms crossed over the shoulders. During the measurement, the thigh to be measured was stabilized with one hand after the patients completed maximum knee extension.

    Measured: Baseline and 48 hours after the application

Secondary outcomes (5)

  1. Fear of movement

    It was evaluated with the Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale (TKÖ). This scale, developed to measure fear of movement/re-injury, consists of 17 questions. The scale includes injury/re-injury and fear-avoidance parameters in work-related activities.

    Measured: Baseline and 48 hours after the application

  2. Proprioceptive force sense

    It was evaluated with a pressurized biofeedback device. While the patients were lying on the treatment bed in a supine position, the biofeedback device was placed under the knee and its pressure was adjusted to 20 mmHg. Patients were asked to make maximum isometric contraction of the quadriceps femoris muscle and maintain it for 5 seconds. The highest value read from the device during the patients' contractions was recorded.

    Measured: Baseline and 48 hours after the application

  3. Joint range of motion

    Knee flexion range of motion measurements were made using a goniometer while the patient was lying in the prone position.

    Measured: Baseline and 48 hours after the application

  4. Joint position sense

    Baseline Digital Inclinometer was used for this. Knee extension movement was performed for the right and left extremities in eyes open and eyes closed positions. The reposition angle method was used to measure joint position sense. According to this method; The patient's extremity was moved to the required position by the physiotherapist. The patient was asked to remember this position by waiting 5 seconds in this position. The patient was then asked to bring his extremity back to that position.

    Measured: Baseline and 48 hours after the application

  5. Quality of life

    It was evaluated using the SF-36 scale. The scale consists of a total of 36 questions in eight subsections. These sections are: physical function, body pain, limitation due to physical problems, limitation due to emotional problems, cognitive well-being, social competence, energy, general health. In the scale, each section is evaluated separately, and each question is scored between 0 and 100. The increase in score is interpreted as an improvement in health status.

    Measured: Baseline and 48 hours after the application

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted15 Oct 2024
  2. Study start1 Aug 2022
  3. Primary completion1 Aug 2023
  4. Study completion1 Aug 2024

Resources

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
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blinded study
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
26 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06637670
Sponsor's protocol ID
81180
Status last verified
Jul 2022
First submitted
3 Oct 2024
Last updated
15 Oct 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Williams S, Whatman C, Hume PA, Sheerin K. Kinesio taping in treatment and prevention of sports injuries: a meta-analysis of the evidence for its effectiveness. Sports Med. 2012 Feb 1;42(2):153-64. doi: 10.2165/11594960-000000000-00000.

    PubMed 22124445

  • Weiss CB, Lundberg M, Hamberg P, DeHaven KE, Gillquist J. Non-operative treatment of meniscal tears. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1989 Jul;71(6):811-22.

    PubMed 2745476

  • Reicher MA, Hartzman S, Duckwiler GR, Bassett LW, Anderson LJ, Gold RH. Meniscal injuries: detection using MR imaging. Radiology. 1986 Jun;159(3):753-7. doi: 10.1148/radiology.159.3.3754645.

    PubMed 3754645

  • Ageberg E. Consequences of a ligament injury on neuromuscular function and relevance to rehabilitation - using the anterior cruciate ligament-injured knee as model. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2002 Jun;12(3):205-12. doi: 10.1016/s1050-6411(02)00022-6.

    PubMed 12086815

  • Spindler KP, Schils JP, Bergfeld JA, Andrish JT, Weiker GG, Anderson TE, Piraino DW, Richmond BJ, Medendorp SV. Prospective study of osseous, articular, and meniscal lesions in recent anterior cruciate ligament tears by magnetic resonance imaging and arthroscopy. Am J Sports Med. 1993 Jul-Aug;21(4):551-7. doi: 10.1177/036354659302100412.

    PubMed 8368416

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Kinesiology taping in people with Meniscus Tears, run by Amasya 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 3 inclusion and 6 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 15 Oct 2024. 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. 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?

Pain (time frame: Baseline and 48 hours after the application). The study lists 2 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 NCT06637670, which also lists 5 linked publications.

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 15 Oct 2024.

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