Clinical trial NCT05030181: Efficacy of Kinesiology Tape on Neck Disability
Official title: Efficacy of Kinesiology Tape Versus Postural Correction Exercises on Neck Disability in Nonspesific Nek Pain: A Randomized Single Blinded Clinical Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Pain
Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial
Lead sponsor: Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER_GOV
First posted: 2021-09-01
Enrollment: 60
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: CROSSOVER
Intervention model description: single blinded randomized controlled trial
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Sixty participants with nonspecific neck pain were randomly assigned to either the kinesiotaping (n=30) or exercise (n=30) group.

At the beginning, at the 2nd week and at the 1st month, activity and rest pain with visual analog scale, cervical lateral flexion and rotation with goniometer, neck disability scale and trapezius thickness, trigger point volume, trigger point diameter, trigger point area (with ultrasonograpic imaging) will be evaluated.

After the initial evaluation of the patients in the kinesiotaping group, 'I' strip kinesiotape will be applied with the space correction technique for the upper trapezius muscle, for a total of 4 sessions, 2 days a week, and the patients will be included in the 1-month home exercise program. Patients will be evaluated at the start of treatment, Week 2, and Month.

Patients in the control group will only be included in the 1-month home exercise program. Patients will be evaluated at the start of treatment, Week 2, and Month 1.

The participants inclusion criteria were; age between 18 and 65 years, symptom duration of at least 3 months. The exclusion criteria were as follows: (1) a diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy, (2) a history of acute neck injury or cervical surgery (3) diagnosis of psychiatric disorders (4) recent trigger-point injection or participation in a physical treatment program witin the last 6 monhts (5) any allergies to the tape and (6) having already received treatment with kinesio-taping.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* age between 18 and 65 years
* symptom duration of at least 3 months

Exclusion Criteria:

* a diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy
* a history of acute neck injury or cervical surgery
* diagnosis of psychiatric disorders
* recent trigger-point injection or participation in a physical treatment program witin the last 6 monhts
* any allergies to the tape and
* having already received treatment with kinesio-taping.

Primary outcomes:
measure: visual analog scale
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: visual analog scale
timeFrame: 2nd week
measure: visual analog scale
timeFrame: 1st month
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Cansın Medin Ceylan
state: None Selected
Study officials:
affiliation: istanbul physical medicine and rehabilitation research and training hospital
name: cansın m ceylan
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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