METHODS

Design:

randomised controlled trial.

Allocation:

not concealed.*

Blinding:

patients and outcome assessors.*

Follow up period:

3 weeks each of intervention and follow up.

Setting:

metropolitan private practices and a university laboratory in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Patients:

87 patients (mean age 69 y, 66% women) who met the American College of Rheumatology criteria for OA of the knee. Exclusion criteria included allergy to tape, history of joint replacement, body mass index >38 kg/m², and rheumatoid arthritis.

Intervention:

29 patients each were allocated to TKT, control tape, or no tape. The tape was worn for 3 weeks and reapplied weekly. TKT provided medial glide, medial tilt, and anteroposterior tilt to the …