The effect of kinesiotaping of gastrocnemius on function of patients with multiple sclerosis in balance test

Comparing the Effects of Facilitatory and Inhibitory Kinesiotaping of Gastrocnemius Muscle on Functional Test Performance in Subjects with Multiple Sclerosis: a single blinded Randomized Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2015093024151N3

Enrollment

Registered

2016-07-19

Start date

2016-07-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis

Interventions

Intervention 1: Inhibitory kinesiotaping. Intervention 2: Facilitatory Kinesiotaping.

Rehabilitation

Inhibitory kinesiotaping

Facilitatory Kinesiotaping

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion: clinical diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis by neurologist; walking independently with or without assisstive device; age between18 to 50 years old. Exclusion criteria: drugs cause balance problem like sedative and psychotropic drugs; sensory impairment; cognitive problem; orthopedic or rheumatologic disease; cardiac problems; malignancy; history of use of KT; visual or hearing loss.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Balance. Timepoint: Before and 30 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Functioanl reach/timed up and go.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactHamzeh Baharlouei

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

baharlooh@gmail.com+98 31 3792 4045

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026