Clinical trial NCT05104957: Evaluation of the Kinesiology Taping Effectiveness in the Treatment of Lumbar Spine Pain
Official title: Evaluation of the Kinesiology Taping Effectiveness in the Treatment of Lumbar Spine Pain in Subjects Under 30 Years of Age
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Low Back Pain
Young Adult
Therapy
Lead sponsor: John Paul II University in Biała Podlaska
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-11-03
Enrollment: 80
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 30
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: The study participants will be randomly qualified (allocated via a computer program) to the two groups: A - dynamic tape, B - sham (paper) tape
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Lumbar spine pain syndromes are one of the most common pain conditions in our society.

The purpose of kinesiotaping is to normalize muscle function, improve blood and lymph flow, reduce pain, improve proprioception, promote tissue healing and restore normal tissue function. Today, this method is used in many fields of medicine. Its primary purpose is to support the musculoskeletal system by using various types of applications.

There is a lack of publications in the global literature on the effect of kinesiotaping of the external oblique muscles on lumbar spine pain. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of kinesiology taping in the treatment of lumbar spine pain in individuals under 30 years of age.

Detailed description: Back pain occurs in people of all ages, regardless of their job. Both blue-collar and white-collar workers are exposed to strain and pain in the lumbar spine. The presence of pain is also promoted by low physical activity, poor motor habits, as well as stress.

There are numerous factors affecting the quality of life in patients with lower back pain. These include degree of pain, physical fitness, individual factors, degree of social support, and a potential for adapting forces to match constantly changing conditions.

The contemporary functional model of lumbar spinal muscles divides them into local stabilizers, single-joint global stabilizers, and multi-joint global stabilizers. The abdominal external oblique muscles are classified as global stabilizers. They generate force to control range of motion and allow limitation of that range (eccentric control), and functionally control rotation in all movements, regardless of the load acting on the spine.

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of kinesiology taping in the treatment of lumbar spine pain in individuals under 30 years of age.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* participants' age between 18 and 30,
* the presence of pain in the lumbar region of the spine,
* participants who have not been using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for at least one week prior to study entry,
* no contraindications to the use of dynamic kinesiology taping patches,
* informed, written consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

* status of the post lumbar spine surgery,
* subjects who have had a spinal injury within 6 months prior to the start of the study,
* neoplastic diseases,
* congenital structural pathologies of the spine,
* allergy to the adhesive substance of kinesiology taping or paper patch,
* being a physiotherapy student.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Visual analogue scale of pain (VAS)
timeFrame: Visual analogue pain scale (VAS) will be carried out before the start of the therapy.
measure: Visual analogue scale of pain (VAS)
timeFrame: Visual analogue pain scale (VAS) will be carried out 4 days of therapy, immediately after its completion.
measure: Visual analogue scale of pain (VAS)
timeFrame: Visual analogue pain scale (VAS) will be carried out four weeks after the end of the treatment.
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Modified Laitinen's pain questionnaire
timeFrame: Modified Laitinen's pain questionnaire will be carried out three times (before the start of the therapy, after 4 days of therapy, immediately after its completion and four weeks after the end of the treatment
measure: Oswestry Disability Index
timeFrame: Oswestry Disability Index will be carried out three times (before the start of the therapy, after 4 days of therapy, immediately after its completion and four weeks after the end of the treatment
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Biała Podlaska
country: Poland
facility: Pope John Paul II State School Of Higher Education in Biała Podlaska
city: Biała Podlaska
country: Poland
facility: Laboratory of Pope John Paul II State School Of Higher Education in Biala Podlaska
Study officials:
affiliation: John Paul II University in Biała Podlaska
name: Kamil Zaworski, Ph.D.
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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