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NCT Number: NCT05982431

Metatarsophalangeal Joint Sprain Kinesiotaping

kinesio taping would reduce pain, improve gait performance, and enhance the functional capacity of turf toe patients undergoing physical therapy

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Key information

Conditions

Turf Toe Foot Injuries Leg Injuries Metatarsophalangeal (Joint) Sprain Sprains and Strains Wounds and Injuries

Age range

25 year–30 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

King Khalid Hospital, Al Kharj, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

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About this study

Health practitioners have recently become interested in using kinesiology taping in clinical practice as an alternative to traditional taping and bracing procedures for treating a variety of diseases, including sprain of metatarsophalangeal joint of the big toe. Patients with turf toe can benefit from kinesiology tape because it offers therapeutic support and stability while preserving a normal range of motion.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • comprised athletes with 2nd grade turf toe.
  • medically stable.
  • had foot pain for more than a month prior to enrollment.
  • didn't have persistent, incapacitating pain.
  • had a doctor's note approving their decision to stop taking painkillers during the research.

Exclusion criteria

  • if they had any surgical intervention before.
  • range of motion limitation in the ankle joint.
  • inability to exercise.
  • systemic disease.
  • any other orthopedic problem at ankle joints.

Treatment and study plan

Traditional physical therapy program

Other

60-minutes exercise program, three times a week on alternate days for 12 successive weeks

Other names: exercise program

Kinsio taping

Other

One full strip of kinesiology taping tape and one half-length strip were needed for the kinesiology taping application

Other names: kinesiology taping

placebo Kinsio taping

Other

One full strip of kinesiology taping tape and one half-length strip were needed for the placebo kinesiology taping application

Other names: placebo kinesiology taping

Primary outcomes

  1. Pain visual analog scale

    Time frame: at first week

    The degree of the pain was assessed using a 10-cm visual analog scale (VAS), with 0 denoting no pain and 10 denoting the most painful event.

  2. Pain visual analog scale

    Time frame: after 12 weeks

    The degree of the pain was assessed using a 10-cm visual analog scale (VAS), with 0 denoting no pain and 10 denoting the most painful event.

  3. Gait parameters (step length by centimeter).

    Time frame: at first week

    The twelve computerized cameras of the VICON 3D motion analysis system were used to record gait data.

  4. Gait parameters (step length by centimeter).

    Time frame: after 12 weeks

    The twelve computerized cameras of the VICON 3D motion analysis system were used to record gait data.

  5. Gait parameters (stride length by meter).

    Time frame: at first week

    The twelve computerized cameras of the VICON 3D motion analysis system were used to record gait data.

  6. Gait parameters (stride length by meter).

    Time frame: after 12 weeks

    The twelve computerized cameras of the VICON 3D motion analysis system were used to record gait data.

  7. Gait parameters (cadence by steps per minute).

    Time frame: at first week

    The twelve computerized cameras of the VICON 3D motion analysis system were used to record gait data.

  8. Gait parameters (cadence by steps per minute).

    Time frame: after 12 weeks

    The twelve computerized cameras of the VICON 3D motion analysis system were used to record gait data.

  9. Gait parameters (velocity by centimeter per second).

    Time frame: at first week

    The twelve computerized cameras of the VICON 3D motion analysis system were used to record gait data.

  10. Gait parameters (velocity by centimeter per second).

    Time frame: after 12 weeks

    The twelve computerized cameras of the VICON 3D motion analysis system were used to record gait data.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Functional ability assessment

    Time frame: at first week

    Functional ability was assessed using the 6-minute walk test.

  2. Functional ability assessment

    Time frame: after 12 weeks

    Functional ability was assessed using the 6-minute walk test.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Qassim University

Other

Collaborators

  • Cairo University
  • Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Registry information

Official study title

Kinesiology Taping Helps Patients With First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Sprain

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2023
First posted
Aug 8, 2023
Registry last updated
Aug 8, 2023

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