Objective: The main purpose of the present study is to define effect of knee kinesiotaping on postural control in subjects with ACL deficiency especially in challenging postures.
Design: Randomized control trial, single blinded.
Setting and conduct: Patients will receive treatment with kinesiotaping or placebo.
Major Inclusion criteria: Participants must be between ages 18-35؛ complete and non- complete tear of anterior cruciate ligament with and without meniscal injury.
Major Exclusion criteria: Serious neurological disorders; musculoskeletal disorders (except for ACLD)؛ history of falling؛narcotic usage 48 hours before test؛usage of alcohol within 48 hours before test.
Intervention: Kinesiotaping
Main outcome measures (variables): Postural control that will be measured using center of pressure. The center of pressure will be calculated using force platform.
General information
Acronym
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IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT2016122131506N1
Registration date:2017-06-08, 1396/03/18
Registration timing:registered_while_recruiting
Last update:
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Registration date
2017-06-08, 1396/03/18
Registrant information
Name
Salman Nazary-Moghadam
Name of organization / entity
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 51 3884 6713
Email address
nazaryms@mums.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Expected recruitment start date
2017-05-22, 1396/03/01
Expected recruitment end date
2018-03-20, 1396/12/29
Actual recruitment start date
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Actual recruitment end date
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Trial completion date
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Scientific title
Effect of kinesiotaping on postural control in subjects with ACL deficiency: a randomized clinical trial
Public title
Effect of kinesiotaping on postural control in subjects with ACL deficiency: a randomized clinical trial
Purpose
Treatment
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants must be between ages 18-35؛ complete and non- complete tear of anterior cruciate ligament with and without meniscal injury.
Exclusion criteria: ACLD (ACL deficient) subjects will be excluded if they had any serious neurological disorders؛ musculoskeletal disorders (except for ACLD)؛ history of falling؛ narcotic usage 48 hours before test؛ usage of alcohol 48 hours before test.
Age
From 18 years old to 35 years old
Gender
Male
Phase
2-3
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
36
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Single blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Online randomization
Secondary Ids
1
Registry name
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Secondary trial Id
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Registration date
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Ethical Commitee of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Street address
Doctora Cross road, Beside hoveyzeh Cinema
City
Mashhad
Postal code
Approval date
2017-02-15, 1395/11/27
Ethics committee reference number
IR.MUMS.REC.1395.598
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear
ICD-10 code
S83.5
ICD-10 code description
Sprain and strain involving (anterior)(posterior) cruciate ligament of knee
Primary outcomes
1
Description
Postural Sway
Timepoint
Before intervention, Immediately after internention
Method of measurement
Force Platform Device
Secondary outcomes
1
Description
Disability
Timepoint
Before and two days after intervention
Method of measurement
Koos Questionnaire
Intervention groups
1
Description
Intervention group: A 5-cm-wide Kinesiotape (Ares, Korea) will be used in treatments. Few hours after shaving the area of the skin to be taped, Y-shaped tapes will be applied in origin-insertion direction to facilitate the muscles. While the patient is lying on lateral position, the tape will be placed on the rectus femoris muscle with a tension of 25–30% bringing the hip to extension and the knee to 30-35° of flexion and the tape will be placed on the hamstring muscle with a tension of 40–50% by bringing the hip to flexion and the knee to extension. A corrective kinesiotaping with a tension of 100% will be attached on anterior surface of tibia on 30 degrees of flexion and pull the tibia into backward in relation to the femur.
Category
Rehabilitation
2
Description
Control group: Placebo kinesiotape will be applied without tension on the front and back side of the knee.