NCT05753982

Infuence of Kinesiotaping on Pulmonary Function Improvement in Multiple Rib Fracture

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Medical Centre Ljubljana · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Elastic tapes, named "kinesiotapes" have a limited, but proven influence on pain reduction, improvement in muscular strength and joint function. It can be hypothetised that by using kinesiotape techniques on damaged chest wall (due to mostly rib fracture) we can improve not only analgesia, but also improve lung function tests and speed recovery.

Detailed description

Chest wall injury changes the function of chest wall muscles and other structures, which in turn influences respiratory function and cause significant pain. Elastic tapes, named "kinesiotapes" have a limited, but proven influence on pain reduction, improvement in muscular strength and joint function. It can be hypothetised that by using kinesiotape techniques on damaged chest wall (due to mostly rib fracture) we can improve not only analgesia, but also improve lung function tests and speed recovery.

Conditions

• Chest Wall Injury

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Kinesiotape placement	Placement of kinesiotapes, using ligament techniques on the injured side of chest, focusing on the point of maximal pain.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-08-27
• Primary completion: 2024-01-31
• Completion: 2024-01-31
• First posted: 2023-03-03
• Last updated: 2024-02-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Slovenia