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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