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NCT Number: NCT03928054

Immediate Effects Of Alliance Therapy In Modulation Of Pain And Disability In Subjects With Knee Osteoarthritis

INTRODUCTION: The Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type of joint disease, its features include joint space narrowing, osteophytes formation of the joint margins, motor deficit, reduced strength, and persistent pain. As a treatment option physiotherapy has several resources for the patient approach. However, the effect of treatment is not only the application of therapeutic techniques and resources but also to existing contextual factors such as the therapeutic alliance. OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of an intervention with the focus on positive therapeutic alliance in subjects OA knee on pain and disability. METHODS: This is a randomized study of two arms with a blind evaluator. 40 subjects were randomized into 2 groups: group 1 "Kinesio Taping® KT" group 2 " Kinesio Taping® with therapeutic alliance KT+AT". Both groups received the application of Kinesio Taping® method as the concepts of the original method. The group "KT+AT" session was conducted in order to increase the relationship between the therapist and the patient.

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Key information

Conditions

Arthritis Joint Diseases Knee Osteoarthritis Musculoskeletal Diseases Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis, Knee Rheumatic Diseases

Age range

40 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Claudio Cazarini Júnior

São Paulo, 03156001, Brazil

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with both sexes from 40 to 80 years old
  • who underwent imaging examination evidencing grade II or III knee osteoarthritis according to the Kellgren and Lawrence classification
  • who were referred to the physiotherapy service by a physician.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients who are unable to walk
  • with a history of cancer
  • associated neurological diseases
  • morbid obesity

Treatment and study plan

Kinesio Taping and therapeutic alliance

Other

bandage used in the treatment of orthopedic diseases and the technique of therapeutic approach in the known patient with therapeutic alliance

Primary outcomes

  1. Pain intensity: VAS

    Time frame: 12 weeks

    Pain intensity was assessed using a visual analogic scale (VAS) of 11 items (0 to 10) (22), in which the patient measured the intensity of pain, with 0 = "no pain" and 10 = "worst possible pain

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Immediate Effects Of Alliance Therapy In Modulation Of Pain And Disability In Subjects With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Apr 25, 2019
Registry last updated
Apr 25, 2019

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