Efficacy of Kinesio Taping in Musculoskeletal Neck Pain in Short and Medium Term. A Randomized Control Double Blinded Clinical Trial
Phase: NA
Conditions: Musculoskeletal Neck Pain
Sponsor: Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Efficacy of Kinesio Taping in Musculoskeletal Neck Pain in Short and Medium Term. A 
Randomized Control Double Blinded Clinical Trial. Guillermo Ceniza-Bordallo et al. 1 
June 2021. University Complutense of Madrid.  
 
 
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TITLE: Efficacy of Kinesio Taping in Musculoskeletal Neck Pain in Short and Medium 
Term. A Randomized Control Double Blinded Clinical Trial 
 
INVESTIGATOR PRINCIPAL: GUILLERMO CENIZA-BORDALLO 
 
PROJECT ENTITIES:  COMPLUTENSE UNIVERSITY OF MADRID & 
NURSERY, PHYSIOTHERAPY AND PODIATRY FACULTY.  
 
NUMBER OF IDENTIFIACTION: 
 
DATE:  1ST JUNE 2021.  
 
 
 
Efficacy of Kinesio Taping in Musculoskeletal Neck 
Pain in Short and Medium Term. A Randomized 
Control Double Blinded Clinical Trial 

Efficacy of Kinesio Taping in Musculoskeletal Neck Pain in Short and Medium Term. A 
Randomized Control Double Blinded Clinical Trial. Guillermo Ceniza-Bordallo et al. 1 
June 2021. University Complutense of Madrid.  
 
 
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STUDY PROTOCOL 
Type of Study:  A double-blind controlled clinical trial was conducted with 30 
days following. 
Target population: Population with musculoskeletal neck pain.  
Sample: A convenience sampling will be carried out among the patients 
according to eligibility criteria. 
Inclusion criteria:  
-Age between 18 and 30 years old, 
-Presence of myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) and myofascial trigger point 
(MTP) in the upper trapezius muscle, according to the diagnostic criteria 
proposed by the American Academy of Pain Medicine and the scientific 
community  a) tender point on palpation, with or without referred pain b) patient 
recognizes pain during tender point palpation c) at least three of the following: 
muscle stiffness or muscle spasm, limited range of motion in an associated joint, 
increase of pain with stress, palpation of tight band and / or nodule, associated 
with a tender point   
-Understand written Spanish. 

Efficacy of Kinesio Taping in Musculoskeletal Neck Pain in Short and Medium Term. A 
Randomized Control Double Blinded Clinical Trial. Guillermo Ceniza-Bordallo et al. 1 
June 2021. University Complutense of Madrid.  
 
 
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Exclusion Criteria:  
-Neck pain of traumatic origin, due to recent surgery or causing radiculopathy. 
-Have been diagnosed with chronic pathology, as well as neoplastic or suspicion 
of it. 
-Have received some type of pharmacological or non-pharmacological analgesic 
treatment in the last 30 days 
- Pregnant or menstrual women. 
Sample size 
The required sample size was calculated using the G * Power software (G * 
Power version 3.1.9.6). To identify the differences between the 3 intervention 
groups at the 3 evaluation moments, the sample size was estimated based on 
finding a moderate effect size (Cohen's f = 0.25). Considering an alpha error of 
5% (0.05) and a beta error of 10% (statistical power of 0.9), he estimated the 
need for a sample size of at least 45 patients in total. 
Procedure 
During the months of May to July 2021, a research assistant will contact potential 
participants who will be invited to participate in this study. Once they agree to 
participate, it will schedule for a face-to-face consultation at the university, where 
the main researcher will inform the study participants. Once the information sheet 
and informed consent will be a sign, an investigator will carry out the 

Efficacy of Kinesio Taping in Musculoskeletal Neck Pain in Short and Medium Term. A 
Randomized Control Double Blinded Clinical Trial. Guillermo Ceniza-Bordallo et al. 1 
June 2021. University Complutense of Madrid.  
 
 
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measurements of the variables for initial data collection in the first session. In 
another room, an expertise physiotherapist with experience in applying Kinesio 
taping will perform interventions on patients on the same day as the initial 
evaluation. It this way, the investigator that will assess outcomes will be blind to 
the treatment that each patient will receive. 
At the second consultation, 4 days after the first, the same physiotherapist who 
applied the bandage will remove it from the patients who will receive it and any 
remains of the bandage on the skin were cleaned. For patients in the control 
group (nothing apply), it will be the same protocol to alter not the double-blind. 
The principal investigator will perform the evaluations and data collection without 
knowing the intervention the patient will receive. In a third consultation, as a 
follow-up (30 days after the second consultation), the collection of the same 
measurements and clinical variables from the patients who completed the 
process will repeat by the same investigator that did the outcomes' assessment. 
The information sheet, the informed consent, and the evaluation instruments will 
be collected by a researcher, stored, and guarded in the Department of 
Radiology, Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy of the Complutense University of 
Madrid. Thus, complying with the provisions of Organic Law 3/2018, of December 
5, on the Protection of Personal Data and guarantee of digital rights. 
 
 
 

Efficacy of Kinesio Taping in Musculoskeletal Neck Pain in Short and Medium Term. A 
Randomized Control Double Blinded Clinical Trial. Guillermo Ceniza-Bordallo et al. 1 
June 2021. University Complutense of Madrid.  
 
 
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Ethical Aspects 
The study has the approval of the research commission of the Faculty of Nursing, 
Physiotherapy and Podiatry of the Complutense University of Madrid. Also, with 
the favorable opinion of the research commission of the Hospital Clinico San 
Carlos, Madrid. Lastly, it will be evaluated by the Ethics Committee of the 
research institute Hospital Clinico San Carlo Madrid, Instituto de investigación 
Sanitaria Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC). 
The study will comply with all the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. 
All participants will participate in the study on a voluntary basis. They will be 
informed of the objective of the study, the procedure, and the process of carrying 
it out. In addition, the informed consent of each participant and their guardians 
will be required, which may be revoked at any time. In addition, they are within 
their right to know the results of the investigation once it has been completed. 
The clinical and personal information will be totally confidential where the 
researchers will comply with the confidentiality commitments of the hospital 
center and the Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry. The treatment, 
communication and transfer of personal data of all participating subjects will 
comply with the provisions of the General Regulations for the Protection of 
Personal Data (Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament) and Organic 
Law 3 / 2018, of December 5, Protection of Personal Data and guarantee of digital 
rights. 
Therefore, it is considered that carrying out the study complies with the ethical 
and research standards and that the benefits in knowledge in the field that can 

Efficacy of Kinesio Taping in Musculoskeletal Neck Pain in Short and Medium Term. A 
Randomized Control Double Blinded Clinical Trial. Guillermo Ceniza-Bordallo et al. 1 
June 2021. University Complutense of Madrid.  
 
 
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be derived from it could significantly improve the healthcare activity, not assuming 
the realization of this, a serious damage to patients, families or professionals.