NCT07253766

The Effectiveness of Kinesiologic Taping in Patients With Knee Rheumatoid Arthritis

The Effectiveness of Kinesiologic Taping in Patients With Knee Rheumatoid Arthritis in Terms of Pain, Function, and Kinesiophobia: A Randomised Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Istanbul Rumeli University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 45 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if kinesiologic taping works to treat individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis. The main questions it aim to answer: * Is kinesiologic taping applied to the knee joint an effective treatment for pain, mobility, and kinesiophobia in individuals diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis? * Which is more effective? Kinesiologic taping or non-therapeutic sham taping? Which is better for pain, functional capacity, kinesiophobia and disease activity? Researchers will compare kinesiologic taping and non-therapeutic sham taping . Patients will be randomly divided into groups. The first group of patients was treated with sham taping, and the application period was applied consecutively for 4 weeks, with a minimum interval of 3 days and a maximum interval of 5 days. Group 2 patients underwent kinesiological taping, with the application period ranging from 3 to 5 days per week for 4 consecutive weeks.

Conditions

• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Pain
• Kinesiophobia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	kinesiologic taping	The taping will be applied to the knee joint for 4 weeks.
OTHER	sham taping	The non-therapeutic taping will be applied to the knee joint for 4 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-11-01
• Primary completion: 2025-04-01
• Completion: 2025-05-01
• First posted: 2025-11-28
• Last updated: 2025-11-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)