Wrist Morning Stiffness
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine how the applications of Kinesio Tape affect the morning stiffness in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Interventions
PROCEDUREKenzo Kase Method
DEVICEKinesio Taping
Sponsors
CEU San Pablo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis according to the criteria of the American Rheumatism Association with a minimum of 6 months evolution from diagnosis. * These subjects must have morning stiffness daily in the wrist joint of a member or bilateral at least a month.
Exclusion criteria
* Subjects in postoperative affecting the mobility of joints to study phase. * Subjects with sensory deficits or other inflammatory arthropathies. * Subjects who are or come in a state of emergence of the hand or wrist joints during the investigation. * Subjects who change their usual treatment (medication or other therapies) two months before the study or during the study. * We exclude subjects who present some kind of allergy to Kinesio-Tape in which case it will be removed immediately.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in the Wrist Morning Stiffness | participants will be followed for the duration in minutes of the morning stiffness, an expected average of 45 minutes] |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed