Knee Osteoarthritis
Conditions
Keywords
Knee Osteoarthritis, Total Knee Arthroplasty, Kinesiotaping, Neuro taping, Rehabilitation
Brief summary
This study is designed to better understand the effect of Kinesio Taping applied using the Neurotaping technique on patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty surgery. Patients will be randomized in two groups: in the first group patients will follow a protocol of usual rehabilitation, while the second group will do the same but add the Kinesio Taping application. Main outcome will be the effect on edema, secondary outcome the effect on functionality after 13 days post surgery.
Interventions
DEVICEKinesio Tex
Kinesio Tex tape on the operated limb
Sponsors
I.R.C.C.S Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Masking description
Randomization list has been already generated but will not be available to the recruiters to avoid allocation bias. Statistician that will handle the data analysis will not know which group is the interventional and which group is the control. We were not able to mask the using of tape to the patients or the investigators because it is an evident treatment.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Program of total knee replacement; * Signing and accepting informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
* pre-operative Barthel Index score \< 70; * program of revision of total knee replacement; * grade III-IV heart failure; * grade III-IV kidney failure; * hypersensitive skin or intolerance to taping; * Active cutaneous infection or open skin lesion on the sites of taping positioning; * Body Mass Index \> 34,9; * Pregnant women; * Not accepting informed consent; * Impossibility to follow usual rehabilitation treatment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Knee circumference | pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day | Difference between pre-operative knee circumference and 13th post-operative day knee circumference expressed in cm |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 10 meters walking test | pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day | Functional test |
| Barthel Index | pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day | Autonomy outcome |
| Functional Independence Measure | pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day | Autonomy outcome |
| Knee range of motion | pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day | Flexion/extension passive/active range of motion of operated knee |
| Timed Up and Go test | pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day | Functional test |
| Leg circumference | pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day | Leg circumference expressed in cm |
| Ankle circumference | pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day | Ankle circumference expressed in cm |
| Pain Visual Analogue Scale | pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day | The Pain Visual Analogue Scale scale consists of a straight line, 10 cm long, printed on a white sheet, the endpoints, 0 and 10, defining respectively no pain at all and pain as bad as it could be. The patient must mark the line to indicate his perception of his level of pain at that time. |
| R0 measured using bioimpedance | pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day | body impedance |
| Thigh circumference | pre-operative, 3rd post-operative day, 7th post operative day, 13th post-operative day | Thigh circumference expressed in cm |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed