Immediate Effects Of Alliance Therapy In Modulation Of Pain And Disability In Subjects With Knee Osteoarthritis

Immediate Effects Of Alliance Therapy In Modulation Of Pain And Disability In Subjects With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03928054

Enrollment

Registered

2019-04-25

Start date

2015-11-01

Completion date

2016-07-01

Last updated

2019-04-25

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Conditions

Arthritis, Knee Osteoarthritis

Brief summary

INTRODUCTION: The Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type of joint disease, its features include joint space narrowing, osteophytes formation of the joint margins, motor deficit, reduced strength, and persistent pain. As a treatment option physiotherapy has several resources for the patient approach. However, the effect of treatment is not only the application of therapeutic techniques and resources but also to existing contextual factors such as the therapeutic alliance. OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of an intervention with the focus on positive therapeutic alliance in subjects OA knee on pain and disability. METHODS: This is a randomized study of two arms with a blind evaluator. 40 subjects were randomized into 2 groups: group 1 Kinesio Taping® KT group 2 Kinesio Taping® with therapeutic alliance KT+AT. Both groups received the application of Kinesio Taping® method as the concepts of the original method. The group KT+AT session was conducted in order to increase the relationship between the therapist and the patient.

Interventions

OTHERKinesio Taping and therapeutic alliance

bandage used in the treatment of orthopedic diseases and the technique of therapeutic approach in the known patient with therapeutic alliance

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

40 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with both sexes from 40 to 80 years old * who underwent imaging examination evidencing grade II or III knee osteoarthritis according to the Kellgren and Lawrence classification * who were referred to the physiotherapy service by a physician.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients who are unable to walk * with a history of cancer * associated neurological diseases * morbid obesity

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Pain intensity: VAS	12 weeks	Pain intensity was assessed using a visual analogic scale (VAS) of 11 items (0 to 10) (22), in which the patient measured the intensity of pain, with 0 = no pain and 10 = worst possible pain

Countries

Brazil

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026