Clinical trial NCT04768205: The Efficacy of Kinesio Taping With Therapy in the Treatment of Globus Pharyngeus
Official title: The Efficacy of Kinesio Taping With Therapy in the Treatment of Globus Pharyngeus: a Randomized Sham-controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Globus Pharyngeus
Keywords: kinesio taping
globus
globus pharyngeus
sensation
therapy
Lead sponsor: Prof. Dr. Cemil Tascıoglu Education and Research Hospital Organization
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-02-24
Enrollment: 100
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Globus pharyngeus or sensation may be defined as a feeling of something a lump in the throat without dysphagia. Kinesio tex tape is a medical tap developed by Dr. Kase for therapeutic purposes and has been widely used in physical therapy applications in recent years. Although it is not a treatment with full consensus, the patient's complaints can be corrected with a small number of different therapy techniques or regulations on life.

Detailed description: We conducted a therapy program with kinesio taping on patients who diagnosed with globus pharyngeus for 8 session with sham kinesio taping controlled group. This study aimed to assess of efficacy of the kinesio taping with therapy on patients patients who diagnosed with globus pharyngeus.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* diagnosed with globus pharyngeus
* 18 -65 years
* give a consent form

Exclusion Criteria:

* patients with dysphagia or odynophagia
* laryngeal organic pathologies
* pharyngeal organic pathologies
* epiglottic retroversion
* malignancy
* pregnancy
* mental disorders
* neurological disorders
* major psychiatric disorders
* give not a consent form

Primary outcomes:
measure: The outcomes of Glasgow Edinburg Throat Scale
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: The outcomes of Glasgow Edinburg Throat Scale
timeFrame: 4 weeks
measure: The outcomes of Glasgow Edinburg Throat Scale
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: The outcomes of Beck depression inventory
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: The outcomes of Beck depression inventory
timeFrame: 4 weeks
measure: The outcomes of Beck depression inventory
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: The outcomes of Beck anxiety inventory
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: The outcomes of Beck anxiety inventory
timeFrame: 4 weeks
measure: The outcomes of Beck anxiety inventory
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: The visual analog scale
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: The visual analog scale
timeFrame: 4 weeks
measure: The visual analog scale
timeFrame: 2 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Eating Assessment Tool
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Eating Assessment Tool
timeFrame: 4 weeks
measure: Eating Assessment Tool
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: The outcomes of voice handicap index - 10
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: The outcomes of voice handicap index - 10
timeFrame: 4 weeks
measure: The outcomes of voice handicap index - 10
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: The outcomes of reflux symptom index
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: The outcomes of reflux symptom index
timeFrame: 4 weeks
measure: The outcomes of reflux symptom index
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: Penetration and aspiration scale
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Yale pharyngeal residue severity rating scale
timeFrame: Baseline
Other outcomes:
measure: Subject demographics
timeFrame: Baseline
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Prof Dr Cemil Tascioglu City Hospital
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Health Sciences, ENT Clinic, Prof Dr Cemil Tascioglu City Hospital
name: Yavuz Atar, Asso Prof,MD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: University of Health Sciences, PMR Clinic, Prof Dr Cemil Tascioglu City Hospital
name: Sevgi Atar, MD
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
References:
citation: Khalil HS, Bridger MW, Hilton-Pierce M, Vincent J. The use of speech therapy in the treatment of globus pharyngeus patients. A randomised controlled trial. Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol (Bord). 2003;124(3):187-90.
citation: Morris D, Jones D, Ryan H, Ryan CG. The clinical effects of Kinesio(R) Tex taping: A systematic review. Physiother Theory Pract. 2013 May;29(4):259-70. doi: 10.3109/09593985.2012.731675. Epub 2012 Oct 22.