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Effect of Kinesiology Taping on Head and Trunk Control in Children With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Primary Purpose

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Status
Recruiting
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Egypt
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
kinesio tape
Sponsored by
Egyptian Chinese University
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional supportive care trial for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Eligibility Criteria

8 Years - 12 Years (Child)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria: being at the age of 8-12 years being able to cooperate with the instructions of physiotherapist to perform the assessments and procedures. Exclusion Criteria: having severe contracture at lower extremities having another neurological and/or musculoskeletal disease diagnosis in addition to DMD. c) having a history of any lower extremity injury or orthopedic/neurologic surgery within the past 6 months.

Sites / Locations

  • Noha ElsertyRecruiting

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Experimental

Active Comparator

Arm Label

kinesio tape

Routine physical therapy program

Arm Description

Kinesio Tape will be applied on paraspinal trunk extensors muscles for 8 weeks, changed every 3 days.

routine physical therapy exercise

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

H-reflex latency and amplitude for trunk extensor
H- reflex will be measured by an electromyogram device, four channels electrodiagnostic system with built in amplifier will be used in prone position for levator scapulae muscles and iliocostalis lumborum muscles

Secondary Outcome Measures

Full Information

First Posted
July 15, 2023
Last Updated
July 22, 2023
Sponsor
Egyptian Chinese University
Collaborators
Benha University
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT05967793
Brief Title
Effect of Kinesiology Taping on Head and Trunk Control in Children With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Official Title
Effect of Kinesiology Taping on Head and Trunk Control in Children With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
July 2023
Overall Recruitment Status
Recruiting
Study Start Date
July 2023 (Anticipated)
Primary Completion Date
September 2023 (Anticipated)
Study Completion Date
November 2023 (Anticipated)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Egyptian Chinese University
Collaborators
Benha University

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of muscle diseases that results in increasing weakening and breakdown of skeletal muscles over time. The disorders differ in which muscles are primarily affected, the degree of weakness, how fast they worsen, and when symptoms begin. Many people will eventually become unable to walk. Some types are also associated with problems in other organs. The muscular dystrophy group contains thirty different genetic disorders that are usually classified into nine main categories or types. The signs and symptoms consistent with muscular dystrophy are: progressive muscular wasting, poor balance, scoliosis (curvature of the spine and the back), progressive inability to walk, waddling gait, Calf deformation, Limited range of movement, respiratory difficulty, cardiomyopathy and muscle spasms This study aimed to assess the efficacy of Kinesiology Taping on head and trunk control in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Detailed Description
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is the most common muscular dystrophy type in childhood. Trunk control is responsible for adaptation during weight transfers, provides and maintains the upright position of the body, organizes postural and correction reactions; and stabilizes the body to perform proximal and distal limb movements, trunk rotations, and making contact between the shoulder and pelvis. In neuromuscular diseases, the trunk is usually ignored both for assessment and treatment as muscle weakness of limbs attracts more attention. Therapists usually focus on activities of lower limb and overhead including standing, walking, climbing, and raising arms to maintain independent mobility in rehabilitation sessions. However, the trunk also gradually gets weaker as the child gets older and this may be associated with movement dysfunction of upper and lower limbs. The Kinesio Taping method is used in the rehabilitation of musculoskeletal disorders, providing either an increase or a decrease in the neural excitation of the muscle, depending on the therapeutic purpose determined after the clinical assessment.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Supportive Care
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
ParticipantOutcomes Assessor
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
30 (Anticipated)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
kinesio tape
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Kinesio Tape will be applied on paraspinal trunk extensors muscles for 8 weeks, changed every 3 days.
Arm Title
Routine physical therapy program
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
routine physical therapy exercise
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
kinesio tape
Intervention Description
Kinesio Tape will be applied on paraspinal trunk extensors muscles for 8 weeks, changed every 3 days.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
H-reflex latency and amplitude for trunk extensor
Description
H- reflex will be measured by an electromyogram device, four channels electrodiagnostic system with built in amplifier will be used in prone position for levator scapulae muscles and iliocostalis lumborum muscles
Time Frame
through study completion, an average of 3 months

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
8 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
12 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: being at the age of 8-12 years being able to cooperate with the instructions of physiotherapist to perform the assessments and procedures. Exclusion Criteria: having severe contracture at lower extremities having another neurological and/or musculoskeletal disease diagnosis in addition to DMD. c) having a history of any lower extremity injury or orthopedic/neurologic surgery within the past 6 months.
Central Contact Person:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
Noha Elserty, ASS. prof.
Phone
01006709648
Email
noha.serty@fpt.bu.edu.eg
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Noha Elserty
City
Cairo
ZIP/Postal Code
11835
Country
Egypt
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Noha Elserty

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Plan to Share IPD
Undecided

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