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NCT Number: NCT05847725

Effects of Bandaging and Kinesiotaping® in Patients With Total Knee Arthroplasty

The study aimed to compare the effectiveness of elastic bandaging, Kinesio taping, and short stretch bandaging techniques on postoperative pain, edema, and functional level in the early stage after total knee arthroplasty.

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Key information

Conditions

Knee Osteoarthritis Arthritis Edema Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis, Knee Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Rheumatic Diseases Signs and Symptoms

Age range

60 year–85 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

The study was conducted on 30 volunteer subjects who underwent unilateral total knee arthroplasty surgery. Thirty participants who underwent unilateral total knee arthroplasty were divided into the Elastic Bandage Group (n=10), Kinesio Tape group (n=10), and Short Stretch Bandage group (n=10). All treatments were stopped on the eighth day. All measurements taken preoperatively were repeated postoperative 1st, 3rd, 5th, 8th, 14th, 28th days, 6th week, and 3rd month. The functional level was measured in the sixth week and third month.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 60 years or older patients who had undergone unilateral TKA surgery for primary knee osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and posttraumatic arthritis.

Exclusion criteria

  • Body mass index greater than or equal to 35 kg/m2,
  • Having a neurological or peripheral vascular disease,
  • Having a contraindication condition for compression application (e.g., acute cellulitis, arterial insufficiency, unstable heart disease, acute deep vein thrombosis), and kinesio taping application (e.g., presence of active infectious, lymphedema and/ or cancer history)

Treatment and study plan

Elastic bandaging

Other

The bandages were wrapped circularly along the extremity from the toes to the groin, drawing an "8" at the ankle with a 50% overlap rate, starting with 80% tension and decreasing the pressure proximally.

Short stretch bandaging

Other

Short tension bandage application was started on postoperative day 1 following the removal of the drains. According to the width of the extremity, using short tension bandages of 6, 8 and 10 cm width, starting from the sole of the foot, the first layer was wrapped circularly with 50% overlapping rate, 80% tension, and wrapped from the sole of the foot to the groin.

Kinesio Taping

Other

Kinesio taping was applied in the form of a fan by cutting into 4 longitudinal pieces using the lymphatic correction technique with 15-20% tension, starting from the periphery of the inguinal lymph nodes on the medial, anterior and lateral of the leg, following the removal of the drains from the 1st post-op day.

Primary outcomes

  1. Visual Analogue Scale

    Time frame: up to sixth weeks

    Pain intensity, Minumum score 0: no pain, maximum score 10: worst pain

Secondary outcomes

  1. Measuring Tape Measure

    Time frame: up to sixth weeks

    Edema

  2. The Knee Society Clinical Scoring System

    Time frame: up to sixth weeks

    Functional level assessment, maximum score 100, <60 poor, 60-69 average, 70-84 good, 85-100 excellent

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hacettepe University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effects of Bandaging and Kinesiotaping® on Pain, Edema, and Functional Level in Patients With Total Knee Arthroplasty in the Early Postoperative Period: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
May 8, 2023
Registry last updated
May 9, 2023

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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