NCT03529240

Kinesiology Taping in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Effects on Performance, Gait Characteristics, and Energy Consumption

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 45 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hacettepe University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 5 Years – 14 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Investigators investigated that the effects of kinesilogy taping on performance, energy consumption and gait characteristics in patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Detailed description

Forty-five patients from Level 1 and 2 according to the Brooke Lower Extremity Functional Classification were included in the study. Performance was assessed by measuring the distance in 6-minute walk test (6MWT) and the duration of timed performance tests; energy consumption by Physiological Consumption Index (PCI), and gait characteristics by footprint method on powdered ground at baseline. Kinesiology taping with facilitation technique was applied on bilateral quadriceps and tibialis anterior muscles and the assessments were repeated 1 hour after application. The comparison between before and after taping was analyzed.

Conditions

• Performance
• Energy
• Gait
• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Kinesiology Taping	Kinesiology taping (KT) which was developed by Dr. Kenzo Kase, is a new application of elastic and adhesive taping. KT is applied by specialized physiotherapists and physicians. This type of taping is a very frequently used technique to accelerate recovery after musculoskeletal injuries. Also, this technique is usually used as an alternative to athletic taping to support fascias, muscles, and joints for many purpose such as positioning, inhibition, and fascilitation

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-06-10
• Primary completion: 2017-08-05
• Completion: 2017-10-05
• First posted: 2018-05-18
• Last updated: 2018-05-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)