Kinesiotape Effect on pain and range of motion in knee osteoarthritis

The effect of kinesitaping on pain, range of motion and proprioception in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee (a crossover study)

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2017020527264N2

Enrollment

Registered

2017-04-02

Start date

2017-02-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

knee osteoarthtiris. Primary gonarthrosis, bilateral

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Before applying the kinesiotape pain is assessed on the basis of a VAS questionnaire and active range of motion is measured by a goniometer. Knee proprioception is

Rehabilitation

Intervention group: Before applying the kinesiotape pain is assessed on the basis of a VAS questionnaire and active range of motion is measured by a goniometer. Knee proprioception is measured at thr

Control group: Sham tape is appleid.Before applying the sham-tape pain is assessed on the basis of a VAS questionnaire and active range of motion is measured by a goniometer. Knee proprioception is m

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria included those over 45 years with osteoarthritis of the knee based on diagnostic criteria (American College of Rheumatology knee pain plus at least three of characteristics: age greater than 50 years, morning stiffness less than 30 minutes, , bone tenderness , bony enlargement, warm untouchable or osteophytes in knee pain plus radiography as well as at least one of the following characteristics: age greater than 50 years, morning stiffness less than 30 minutes, ) grade 2 or 3 (system based on Kellgren and Lawrence). patients should not have had articular corticosteroid injection in 3 months, and PRP gel in a recent year. and also do not have previous treatment with Kinesiotape.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain. Timepoint: before and after taping the knee. Method of measurement: VAS questionnare.;Disease duration. Timepoint: before taping the knee. Method of measurement: questionnare.;Range of motion of knee. Timepoint: before and after taping the knee. Method of measurement: goniometer.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Up anf Go test. Timepoint: after taping. Method of measurement: Time to stand up from the chair and walked three meters and sit in this chair.;6MWT. Timepoint: after taping. Method of measurement: distance in 6minutes gone.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAzadeh Hakakzadeh

Imam khomeini hospital ,Sports medicine ward

ahakakzade@gmail.com+98 21 6119 2282

Outcome results

None listed

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