NCT03541070

The Effect of Kinesiology Taping on Balance in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

• 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 balance 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. Balance was assessed by Pediatric Berg Balance Test (PBBT), Timed and Go Test (TUGT), and standing on one leg test. Kinesiology taping (KT) 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

• Balance
• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Kinesiology tape	Kinesiology taping (KT) was developed by Kenzo Kase in the 1970s. KT has similar thickness and flexibility to the skin. These tapes are used in orthopedic and sports injuries as well as neurological and rheumatic diseases, pediatric patients, lymph edema and painful conditions. These tapes are used for correcting muscle function, increasing circulation, increasing proprioception, reducing pain, and repositioning the sublease joint according to the usage method

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-06-10
• Primary completion: 2017-09-15
• Completion: 2017-11-10
• First posted: 2018-05-30
• Last updated: 2018-05-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)