Clinical trial NCT05399823: The Effect of Taping in Addition to Self-stretching Exercise in the Elderly People With Hyperkyphosis
Official title: The Effect of Taping in Addition to Self-stretching Exercise on Thoracic Kyphosis Angle, Neck Pain and Quality of Life in Elderly People With Hyperkyphosis
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Physical Performance
Keywords: Exercise
Kinesiotape
Kyphosis
Elderly
Lead sponsor: Eastern Mediterranean University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-06-01
Enrollment: 90
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 60
Maximum age (years): 85
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: Aim: The aim of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of kinesio taping and sham taping in addition to self-stretching exercise on hyperkyphosis angle, neck pain and quality of life in elderly individuals with hyperkyphosis.

Method: 60 elderly individuals with hyperkyphosis aged 60-85 years will be included in the study. Subjects will be divided inti three groups. Kinesio taping, sham taping and self-stretching exercise. The kinesio taping group will be given kinesio taping in addition to self stretching exercises. The second sham taping group will be given sham kinesio taping in addition to self stretching exercises. The third self-stretching group will be given a program consisting of stretching exercises for pectoral, erector spinae, latismus dorsi, multifidus, rhomboid and trapezius muscles. Individuals will be asked to do these exercises on their own for 15-20 minutes at home or in the office every day for four weeks. Before and after the study, the subjects will be test for the kyphosis angle will be evaluated with a flexible ruler and Scoliosis Research Society Outcome questionnaire (SRS22) will be used to evaluate spinal curvatures.The Neck Disability Questionnaire will be used to evaluate neck pain. The occiput-neck distance and mini mental test will be used in this srudy.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Volunteer female and male individuals between the aged of 60-85 years,
* Kyphosis angle is greater than 56 degrees in women and 62 degrees in men,
* Individuals who have not physiotherapy in the last 6 months,
* Individuals who have not phsical activity in the last 6 months.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Individuals with any thoracic scoliosis and Scheuermann's disease,
* Individuals who having a kinesio tape allergy or developing an allergy while working.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in the kyphosis angle to be evaluated by a flexible ruler
timeFrame: Baseline and at the end of 4 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Chane in the spinal curvature to be evaluated by Scoliosis Research Society Outcome Questionnaire (SRS22)
timeFrame: Baseline and at the end of 4 weeks
Other outcomes:
measure: Change in the level of neck pain and neck dysfunction to be evaluated by Neck Disability Questionnaire
timeFrame: Baseline and at the end of 4 weeks
measure: Change in the level of neck disability to be evaluated by Occiput-Wall Distance test
timeFrame: Baseline and at the end of 4 weeks
measure: Cognitive level of the subjects to be evaluated by Standardized Mini Mental Test
timeFrame: Baseline
Locations:
city: Famagusta
country: Cyprus
facility: Eastern Mediterranean University
Study officials:
affiliation: Eastern Mediterranean University
name: Inci Yuksek
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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