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Kinesiotape

Kinesiotaping for Swelling After Knee Replacement Surgery

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Led By Suzanne Babyar, PT, PhD

Research Sponsored by Montefiore Medical Center

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Aged between 50 and 85 years

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up during inpatient rehabilitation stay for each subject: at baseline (day 0), day 1, day 2, and every other day until day 8

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Study Summary

This trial is testing whether kinesiotaping can help reduce post-operative swelling and pain in patients who have had surgery on both knees.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for individuals aged 50-85 who've had bilateral total knee arthroplasty and can actively participate in rehab. They must not have severe heart or kidney failure, skin issues, lower extremity numbness (except at surgery sites), infections, allergies to tape, lymphedema, vascular diseases of the legs, or complications from knee surgery.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests if Kinesio(R)Tape can reduce swelling after knee replacement surgery. Participants will receive kinesiotaping on one leg during inpatient rehab to see if it lessens edema and pain while improving movement compared to the untreated leg.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Potential side effects may include skin irritation or allergic reactions where the tape is applied. However, those with known sensitivities to adhesives like tapes are excluded from this study.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am between 50 and 85 years old.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ during inpatient rehabilitation stay for each subject: at baseline (day 0), day 1, day 2, and every other day until day 8

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~during inpatient rehabilitation stay for each subject: at baseline (day 0), day 1, day 2, and every other day until day 8

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and during inpatient rehabilitation stay for each subject: at baseline (day 0), day 1, day 2, and every other day until day 8 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Change from baseline and during 1-2-day time intervals of circumferences of both knees and lower extremities

Secondary outcome measures

Knee

Change from baseline and during 1-2-day time intervals for Timed Up-and-Go Test

Change from baseline and during 1-2-day time intervals for bilateral knee range of motion

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Kinesiotape leg plus standard rehabilitationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Kinesio(R)Tape for edema management applied to a randomly selected lower extremity plus standard inpatient rehabilitation after bilateral total knee arthroplasty

Group II: Control leg with standard rehabilitation aloneActive Control1 Intervention

Control leg receiving standard inpatient rehabilitation alone.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Kinesio(R)Tape for edema control

2021

N/A

~70

0 / 1Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Montefiore Medical CenterLead Sponsor

441 Previous Clinical Trials

582,131 Total Patients Enrolled

Burke Rehabilitation HospitalOTHER

8 Previous Clinical Trials

896 Total Patients Enrolled

Suzanne Babyar, PT, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorBurke Rehabilitation Hospital

Media Library

Kinesiotape (Kinesiotape) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05013879 — N/A

Knee Replacement Surgery Research Study Groups: Control leg with standard rehabilitation alone, Kinesiotape leg plus standard rehabilitation

Knee Replacement Surgery Clinical Trial 2023: Kinesiotape Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05013879 — N/A

Kinesiotape (Kinesiotape) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05013879 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is enrollment ongoing for this clinical experiment?

"Affirmative, the clinicaltrials.gov portal reveals that this medical trial is still accepting patients for participation. This initiative was initially posted on October 18th 2021 and most recently updated on October 25th 2022. As of now, 40 individuals must be recruited from a single site to complete enrolment."

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Is enrollment to this experiment still open?

"This clinical trial is seeking 40 geriatric patients between 50 and 85 years of age who require arthroplasty, can tolerate a strenuous physical therapy regimen, and lack any restrictions preventing them from receiving kinesiotaping."

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Are individuals aged 45 or older being accepted into this research trial?

"Potential enrollees must fall between 50 and 85 years of age in order to qualify for this medical trial. For those below 18, 9 separate trials are available while 127 studies accept patients aged 65 or above."

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What is the participant count of this clinical trial?

"Indeed, the data available on clinicaltrials.gov confirms that this medical research is currently recruiting patients; it was first published in October 18th 2021 and updated as recently as October 25 2022. 40 volunteers are needed at one particular site."

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