Clinical trial NCT06758687: The Effect of Kinesio Taping Applied to Operating Room Nurses on Low Back Pain, Fatigue, and Sleep Quality
Official title: The Effect of Kinesio Taping Applied to Operating Room Nurses on Low Back Pain, Fatigue, and Sleep Quality: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Lower Back Pain
Kinesio Taping
Keywords: Operating room nurse
lower back pain
sleep quality
fatigue
kinesio taping
Lead sponsor: Nigde Omer Halisdemir University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-01-06
Enrollment: 100
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: This study aims to determine the effects of kinesiology taping applied to operating room nurses on lower back pain, fatigue, and sleep quality. The research will be conducted using a randomized controlled experimental design with pre-test and post-test control groups. The universe of the study will consist of 100 operating room nurses working in a university hospital. The sample size has been calculated as a total of 84 nurses (Intervention group: 42; Control group: 42) based on power analysis calculations. The study will commence after obtaining the necessary permissions. Data collection will involve the use of the Descriptive Information Form, Visual Analog Scale, Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale, Visual Analogue Scale for Fatigue, and the Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire. Participants who consent to the study will be administered the Descriptive Information Form, Visual Analog Scale, Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale, Visual Analogue Scale for Fatigue, and Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire before the application of kinesiology tape. Subsequently, a physiotherapist from the research team will apply kinesiology tape to the paravertebral muscles using the muscle technique. As the literature suggests that the most suitable number of days for kinesiology tape application is four, participants will be instructed not to remove the tapes for four days. Additionally, participants will be informed that they can continue their daily activities and shower with the kinesiology tape on. The Visual Analog Scale will be applied to the participants at the end of the workday on the day of the kinesiology tape application and at the end of the workday for four days. At the end of the fourth day, all data collection tools will be applied. Seven days after the application, the scales will be filled out again by the nurses to determine if the effects of the kinesiology tape persist. Participants in the control group who agree to participate in the study will have data collected at the same time intervals as the intervention group participants using the same data collection tools. The Visual Analogue Scale will be administered to participants at the end of the day the data collection tools are filled out and at the end of the workday for four consecutive days. At the end of the fourth day, all data collection tools will be applied again. Seven days after the application, all scales will be refilled by the nurses..


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Volunteering to participate in the study
* Working in the operating room for at least one year

Exclusion Criteria:

* Presence of conditions that will prevent the application of kinesio tape (excessive hair in the area where it is applied, skin rash, urticaria, etc.)
* Necessity for continuous use of analgesics

Exclusion Criteria for the Study

* Desire to leave the study while the study is ongoing
* Allergic reaction or skin irritation to kinesio tape during the study
* Use of analgesics during the period when kinesio tape is applied

Primary outcomes:
measure: Visual Analog Skala
timeFrame: Before kinesio tape application
measure: Visual Analog Skala
timeFrame: 12 hours after kinesio tape application
measure: Visual Analog Skala
timeFrame: Kinesiotape application will be applied on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th days after work at 20:00 pm.
measure: Visual Analog Skala
timeFrame: Will be re-evaluated 7 days after the 4-day application (11th day)
measure: Quebec Low Back Pain Disability Scale
timeFrame: Before kinesio tape application
measure: Quebec Low Back Pain Disability Scale
timeFrame: 4th day of kinesio tape application at 08:00 pm
measure: Quebec Low Back Pain Disability Scale
timeFrame: Will be re-evaluated 7 days after the 4-day application (11th day)
measure: Visual Similarity Scale for Fatigue
timeFrame: Before kinesio tape application
measure: Visual Similarity Scale for Fatigue
timeFrame: 4th day of kinesio tape application at 08:00 pm
measure: Visual Similarity Scale for Fatigue
timeFrame: Will be re-evaluated 7 days after the 4-day application (11th day)
measure: Richard-Campbell Sleep Scale
timeFrame: Before kinesio tape application
measure: Richard-Campbell Sleep Scale
timeFrame: 4th day of kinesio tape application at 08:00 pm
measure: Richard-Campbell Sleep Scale
timeFrame: Will be re-evaluated 7 days after the 4-day application (11th day)
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