THE EFFECTS OF KINESIO®TAPING IN PATIENTS WITH MIGRAINE
Condition: Migraine; Pain
MeSH terms: Migraine Disorders
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      In patients with migraine, neck pain and trigger points in the neck muscles are common in
      clinical practice. This study was to investigate whether kinesiotaping applied to the
      cervical muscles has a clinical effect on pressure pain threshold, disability and quality of
      life in patients with migraine.
    

Detailed description: 
      Patients with episodic migraine who were followed up by department of neurology in regional
      hospital will be included in the study. The Clinical Research Ethics committee approved the
      study (protocol no 10840098-604.01.1-E.6803).

      Inclusion criterias are aged between 18-55 years, the patients with episodic migraine by
      neurologist according to ICHD-3 Beta criteria, patients with episodic migraine and associated
      neck pain, headache frequency in 1 month < 15 days and pain severity according to VAS above
      40 mm.

      Exclusion criterias are other headache types, contraindication for KT technique, cervical
      disc disorders, systemic rheumatic disease, fibromyalgia pain syndrome, myofascial pain
      syndrome, temporamandibular joint dysfunction, pregnancy, overuse medication, patients who
      had gotten rehabilitation programme before at least 3 months ago and anaesthetic blockage
      before at least 6 months ago.

      All patients will allocate three groups. The patients with episodic migraine were randomly
      assigned to control group (n=20), placebo group (n=20) and experimental group (n= 20).

      Outcome measures Demographic data and headache characteristics of the patients (frequency,
      duration, onset of headache, family history, onset age of headache, pain triggering factors,
      and localization of headache), presence of neck pain and disability of the last 1 month will
      evaluate before and after 6 weeks of treatment via self-administered questionnaire. Pressure
      Pain Algometry (Baseline Dolorimeter), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Neck Disability Index,
      Migraine Disability Assessment Scale (MIDAS) and Short Form-36 (SF-36) will use as the
      assessment method in the 6-week follow-up.

      Intervention All two groups will give a 6-week exercise programme for 2 days per week.
      Exercise programme that included neck and head isotonic and isometric exercises show by
      physiotherapist. The participants will administer the exercises every day for 45 minutes.
      Sham taping will be applied for the placebo group. Kinesiotaping will be applied to the
      trapezius and deep cervical muscles twice a week for experimental group. The taping replace
      every 3 days.

      Statistical Analyses Data will be expressed as mean, standard deviation and median.
      Significance between pre- and post-treatment pain, disability and quality of life variables
      was statistically significant with Paired Stutend's t - test and Wilcoxon signed rank tests;
      The differences between groups will be analysed using the Kruskal-Wallis-test to determine
      statistical significance. For statistical significance p <0.05 probability value will be
      accepted.
    

Intervention name(s): Kinesiotaping; Placebo taping
Intervention type(s): Other; Other
Intervention description(s): Kinesiotaping (KT) is an approach that supports injured muscles and joints and helps relieve pain.; sham taping
Other intervention name(s): exercise; sham taping
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary purpose: Treatment
Keywords: Episodic Migraine; Kinesiotape; Pain; Physiotherapy; Disability; Pressure Pain Threshold; Quality of Life