Infuence of Kinesiotaping on Pulmonary Function Improvement in Multiple Rib Fracture

Sponsor

University Medical Centre Ljubljana (Other)

Overall Status

Recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT05753982

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

28.2

Anticipated Duration (Months)

1.4

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Elastic tapes, named "kinesiotapes" have a limited, but proven influence on pain reduction, improvement in muscular strength and joint function. It can be hypothetised that by using kinesiotape techniques on damaged chest wall (due to mostly rib fracture) we can improve not only analgesia, but also improve lung function tests and speed recovery.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Chest Wall Injury	Other: Kinesiotape placement	N/A

Detailed Description

Chest wall injury changes the function of chest wall muscles and other structures, which in turn influences respiratory function and cause significant pain.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

40 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

Infuence of Kinesiotaping on Pulmonary Function Improvement in Multiple Rib Fracture

Actual Study Start Date :

Aug 27, 2022

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Dec 31, 2023

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Dec 31, 2024

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: kinesiotape Placement of kinesiotapes, using ligament techniques on the injured side of chest, focusing on the point of maximal pain.	Other: Kinesiotape placement Placement of kinesiotapes, using ligament techniques on the injured side of chest, focusing on the point of maximal pain.
Placebo Comparator: control No kinesiotape, standard of care	Other: Kinesiotape placement Placement of kinesiotapes, using ligament techniques on the injured side of chest, focusing on the point of maximal pain.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: kinesiotape

Placement of kinesiotapes, using ligament techniques on the injured side of chest, focusing on the point of maximal pain.

Other: Kinesiotape placement

Placement of kinesiotapes, using ligament techniques on the injured side of chest, focusing on the point of maximal pain.

Placebo Comparator: control

No kinesiotape, standard of care

Other: Kinesiotape placement

Placement of kinesiotapes, using ligament techniques on the injured side of chest, focusing on the point of maximal pain.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Lung function test improvement [2 days]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Improvement in analgesia [2 days]
Reduction in consumtion of analgetic drugs

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria:

Unilateral chest wall injury with multiple rib fracture (< 5 ribs)
Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

Minors
Pregnant women
Contraindications of using kinesiotapes
Contraindications to perform spirometry (lung function tests)
Inability to cooperate
Chest drains
Pneumothorax

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	University Medical Centre Ljubljana	Ljubljana		Slovenia	1000

Sponsors and Collaborators

University Medical Centre Ljubljana

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Marko Zlicar, MD, PhD, University Medical Centre Ljubljana

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT05753982

Other Study ID Numbers:

Kinesiotape_RT

First Posted:

Mar 3, 2023

Last Update Posted:

Mar 3, 2023

Last Verified:

Feb 1, 2023

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Plan to Share IPD:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Rib Fractures

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Mar 3, 2023