Knee Osteoarthritis
Conditions
Keywords
knee osteoarthritis, Kinesio Taping, exercises, overweight, Female patients, degenerative disease
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of kinesio taping versus conventional physiotherapy in women with knee osteoarthritis.
Detailed description
* This study will be a Randomized control trial. The calculated sample size for this study was 68 (34 in each group). To compensate the expected dropouts the sample size was increased by 15 %. Hence the final sample size will be 80 (40 in each group). * The participants of this study will be female patients having Grade.2 knee osteoarthritis aged in between 50 to 60 years having BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) range 25-29.9(Overweight), who are being referred to Dow Ojha Physiotherapy OUT PATIENT DEPARTMENT. The subjects will be divided into 2 equal groups through Randomization Technique (Coin toss). * Intervention group will receive regular physiotherapy exercises with Kinesio tape application, Whereas Control group will be given the same exercises without Kinesio taping. * First assessment will be done at the baseline and second(final) will be conducted at the end of 3rd week (after 9 sessions). * Data will be analyzed through SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) Version-26. For mean comparison of dependent variables among Experimental and Control group Repeated Measure two-way Analysis of covariance will be performed. P-value less than 0.05 will be considered significant.
Interventions
OTHERIntervention group
Experimental
Sponsors
Dow University of Health Sciences
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
There are two groups: interventional and Control. Both groups will receive one standard treatment which is exercises. interventional group will receive kinesio tape and control group will not receive any kinesio tape.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
50 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Women diagnosed with knee Osteoarthritis who are being referred to Physiotherapy OPD of Dow University Ojha Campus. * Having grade-2 Osteoarthritis (mild).) * Aged between 50 to 60 years. * BMI (25-29.9) -Category Overweight . * In case of bilateral knee pain, the most painful side will be identified for intervention to see the outcome.
Exclusion criteria
* Total knee replacement done or any other knee surgeries. * Rheumatoid arthritis. * Intra articular injections received within a month. * Knee OA -grade1(doubtful), grade3 (moderate)and grade 4 (severe). * Altered skin sensation around the knee area. * Having known sensitivity to tape materials. * Underlying skin disorders. * Recent knee trauma or fracture.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| VISUAL ANALOGUE SCALE | 3 WEEKS | USED FOR PAIN - (0CM to 10CM) 0=no pain, 10=worst pain. |
| THE WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX | 3 WEEKS | USED FOR PAIN ,STIFFNESS AND PHYSICAL FUNCTION (SCORE 0-96) 0=GOOD OUTCOME, 96=WORSE OUTCOME |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed