Clinical trial NCT05940519: Short-Term Effects of Dynamic Taping in Patients With Lumbar Disc Herniation
Official title: Short-Term Effects of Dynamic Taping on Pain, Pain Threshold, Endurance, Balance, Lumbar Joint Mobility And Functionality in Patients With Lumbar Disc Herniation
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Lumbar Disc Herniation
Acute Pain
Keywords: lumbar disc herniation
dynamic tape
acute pain
Lead sponsor: Atılım University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-07-11
Enrollment: 34
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 55
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: prospective randomized controlled study
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Previous evidence has shown that kinesio tape application reduces pain levels and improves disability in patients with chronic low back pain due to lumbar disc herniation. However, it is not known, whether the dynamic taping can decrease back pain, improve endurance of paraspinal muscles, and improve functional capacity in patients with lumbar disk herniation. The aim of the current study is to examine the acute effects of dynamic taping on pain, pain threshold, endurance, balance, lumbar joint mobility and functionality in patients with lumbar disc herniation.

Detailed description: The study will include 34 volunteer adult patients who have been diagnosed with lumbar disc herniation according to the physical examination and magnetic resonance imaging and have referred to the physiotherapy and rehabilitation service by a specialist physician. The patients will be divided into 2 groups as dynamic tape (n=17) and sham tape (n=17). Patients' pain will be evaluated with Numerical Rating Scale, pain threshold Jtech Commander digital algometer, lumbar muscle endurance Modified Sorenson Test, balance functional reach test, lumbar joint mobility universal goniometer and functional movement levels of patients with timed get up and go test. Evaluations will be carried out in 3 stages: before taping, 2 hours after taping and 3 days after taping. The measurements of the dynamic and sham taping applications of the 2 hours after and 3 days will be compared with the pre-taping and post taping results between two groups.

The outcomes of the study will be analyzed by appropriate statistical methods.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients with diagnose of lumbar disc herniation,
* self-reported activity pain due to lumbar disc herniation for at least the last 3 months,
* with pain severity equal to or greater than 3 on a numerical rating scale,
* patients with no skin irritation, sensitivities or allergies

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients with spinal pathology, lumbar surgery, motor weakness, urinary or fecal incontinence due to lumbar disc herniation, cauda equina syndrome, pregnancy, neurological or rheumatological condition, dermatitis or pre-existing skin lesion over the taping area, and having dynamic taping allergies

Primary outcomes:
measure: Pain severity evaluation
timeFrame: Up to one month
measure: Pain threshold measurement
timeFrame: Up to one month
Secondary outcomes:
measure: The evaluation of lumbar muscle endurance
timeFrame: Up to one month
measure: The evaluation of balance
timeFrame: Up to one month
measure: Lumbar joint mobility
timeFrame: Up to one month
measure: Functional movement level
timeFrame: Up to one month
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