Status:

COMPLETED

Role of Kinesiology Tape in Older Adults

Lead Sponsor:

University of Yalova

Conditions:

Older Adult

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Aim: The present study aimed to investigate the role of Kinesiology ('Kinesio') tape in the physiological risk of falling in older adults. Methods: Twenty two older adults aged over 65 years and livi...

Detailed Description

Measures After participant demographics data (age, daily medication etc.) and their history of falls information been collected, the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Functional Independence Measure (FIM), an...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • After signing the consent form, individuals who agreed to participate underwent the Timed Up and Go test. Participants whose the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test score was over 13 s (Fig. 1),14) who showed full cooperation and who had no hearing or vision problems that would affect the ability to participate in the study evaluation methods were included in the study

Exclusion

  • Bedridden older adults, those with an acute disease or infection, those with cognitive problems \[assessed by the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)\], a lower extremity orthosis or prosthesis, neurological issues and those who had endured a break in their lower extremities within the last 3 months were excluded from the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

42 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03487835

Start Date

December 1 2015

End Date

December 1 2016

Last Update

April 4 2018

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