Clinical trial NCT05191043: Effects of Kinesio Taping in Addition to Routine Physical Therapy on Pain, Range of Motion and Functional Disability in Patients With Upper Cross Syndrome
Official title: Effects of Kinesio Taping in Addition to Routine Physical Therapy on Pain, Range of Motion and Functional Disability in Patients With Upper Cross Syndrome
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Cervical Pain
Keywords: Upper Cross Syndrome
kinesio taping
Neck disability index
goniometer
pain
Lead sponsor: University of Lahore
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-01-13
Enrollment: 68
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 40
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Objective of the study is to compare the effects of kinesio taping and routine physical therapy on pain, range of motion and functional disability in patients with upper cross syndrome.It is a single blinded randomized controlled trial using non probability purposive sampling technique.

ALTERNATIVE HYPOTHESIS:

There is a significant difference in the effects of routine physical therapy with and without kinesio taping on pain, range of motion and functional disability in patients with upper cross syndrome.

NULL HYPOTHESIS:

There is no significant difference in the effects of routine physical therapy with and without kinesio taping on pain, range of motion and functional disability in patients with upper cross syndrome.

Detailed description: It will be a prospectively registered ,parallel designed, randomized controlled trial with concealed allocation. Subjects will be selected from the outpatient Department of Physical Therapy, The University of Lahore Teaching Hospital,Lahore, Pakistan. Patients who met eligibility criteria will be informed about the aim of study.all the eligible participants who will agree to participate will sign a consent form. After baseline assessment selected participants will be divided into 2 groups by random allocation method.Subjects will be randomized into two groups using computer generated random numbers.The outcome assessor will be unaware of treatment given to both groups.The calculated sample size using Numeric pain rating scale as outcome measure is 28 in each group, but after adding 20% dropout, the sample size will be 28+6=34 in each group, allowing statistical power of 80%and alpha level of 5%.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Both gender
* Participants with an age between 18 to 40
* Participants diagnosed with chronic upper cross syndrome by orthopedic department for physical therapy treatment

Exclusion Criteria:

* Trauma, Tumor and Fracture of upper limb and shoulder
* Congenital deformities of upper limb
* History of any systemic disease
* History of any neurological disease (epilepsy \&amp;seizure, Parkinson's disease)
* History of recent surgery of spine or shoulder

Primary outcomes:
measure: Numeric pain rating scale( assessing change in pain at between baseline, at 1st week, 2nd week and at the end of 4th week of treatment)
timeFrame: baseline, 1st week ,2nd week and 4th week
measure: Universal Goniometer (to assess change in range of motion at baseline,1st,2nd and 4th week.)
timeFrame: baseline, 1st week ,2nd week and 4th week
measure: Neck disability Index ( assessing change in neck functional activities at baseline, 1st,2nd and 4th week)
timeFrame: baseline, 1st,2nd and 4th week
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Lahore
country: Pakistan
facility: Waqar Afzal
state: Punjab
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Lahore
name: Sobia Ghafoor, MSPT
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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