Changes on Pain and Range of Motion by the Use of Kinesio Taping in Subjects With Myofascial Trigger Point

NCT02913963 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: CEU Cardenal H
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 102
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to demonstrate that the application of Kinesio Taping on a myofascial trigger point in the trapezius muscle able to cause a decrease of the trigger point pain and an increase of the cervical range of motion in asymptomatic subjects

Conditions

Mobility Limitation; Myofascial Trigger Point Pain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Changes in pressure pain threshold

  Is defined as the minimum force applied which induces pain on myofascial trigger point. Pressure will be applied with algometer

  At the beginning, immediately after intervention and at 72 hours

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Changes in cervical range of motion

  At the beginning, immediately after intervention and at 72 hours

Study Arms (2)

Kinesio Taping

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Four Kinesio Taping strips will be placed with tension on skin forming an asterisk. The point of intersection of the four strips will be just above the myofascial trigger point. The subject will remain three days with the strips on his skin

Device: Kinesio Taping

Sham Kinesio Taping

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Four Kinesio Taping strips will be placed without tension on skin forming an asterisk. The point of intersection of the four strips will be just above the myofascial trigger point. The subject will remain three days with the strips on his skin

Device: Sham Kinesio Taping

Interventions

Kinesio Taping DEVICE

Four Kinesio Taping strips will be placed with tension on skin forming an asterisk. The point of intersection of the four strips will be just above the myofascial trigger point. The subject will remain three days with the strips on his skin

Kinesio Taping

Sham Kinesio Taping DEVICE

Four Kinesio Taping strips will be placed without tension on skin forming an asterisk. The point of intersection of the four strips will be just above the myofascial trigger point. The subject will remain three days with the strips on his skin

Sham Kinesio Taping

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Agree to participate in the study (signed informed consent)
• Presence of latent myofascial trigger point in upper trapezius.

You may not qualify if:

• Subjects in which not clearly identified myofascial trigger point in the upper trapezius .
• Subjects who suffer or have suffered pathologies of upper limb deformities or orthopedic injuries that can alter static and biomechanics of shoulder and neck.
• Subjects who suffer or have suffered rheumatic or neurological disease or chronic shoulder pain and/or neck
• Subjects diagnosed with fibromyalgia, myelopathy or radiculopathy.
• Subjects suffering from any psychiatric disorder (such as anxiety or depression).
• Subjects who have suffered post-traumatic alteration (whiplash type) or cervical surgery.
• Pregnancy risk of abortion.
• Have used analgesics in the 48 hours before participating in the study
• Subjects presenting any contraindications to the application of Kinesio Taping.
• Know the Kinesio Taping technique applied in the study.
• Be receiving physical therapy for any shoulder or neck pathology.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cardenal Herrera University: lead

Related Publications (8)

• Silva Parreira Pdo C, Menezes Costa Lda C, Takahashi R, Hespanhol Junior LC, Motta Silva T, da Luz Junior MA, Pena Costa LO. Do convolutions in Kinesio Taping matter? Comparison of two Kinesio Taping approaches in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain: protocol of a randomised trial. J Physiother. 2013 Mar;59(1):52; discussion 52. doi: 10.1016/S1836-9553(13)70147-4.

  PMID: 23419916 BACKGROUND

• Ekiz T, Aslan MD, Ozgirgin N. Effects of Kinesio Tape application to quadriceps muscles on isokinetic muscle strength, gait, and functional parameters in patients with stroke. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2015;52(3):323-31. doi: 10.1682/JRRD.2014.10.0243.

  PMID: 26220179 BACKGROUND

• Gusella A, Bettuolo M, Contiero F, Volpe G. Kinesiologic taping and muscular activity: a myofascial hypothesis and a randomised, blinded trial on healthy individuals. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2014 Jul;18(3):405-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2013.11.007. Epub 2013 Nov 8.

  PMID: 25042311 BACKGROUND

• Wu WT, Hong CZ, Chou LW. The Kinesio Taping Method for Myofascial Pain Control. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2015;2015:950519. doi: 10.1155/2015/950519. Epub 2015 Jun 21.

  PMID: 26185522 BACKGROUND

• Gerwin RD, Shannon S, Hong CZ, Hubbard D, Gevirtz R. Interrater reliability in myofascial trigger point examination. Pain. 1997 Jan;69(1-2):65-73. doi: 10.1016/s0304-3959(96)03248-4.

  PMID: 9060014 BACKGROUND

• Akamatsu FE, Ayres BR, Saleh SO, Hojaij F, Andrade M, Hsing WT, Jacomo AL. Trigger points: an anatomical substratum. Biomed Res Int. 2015;2015:623287. doi: 10.1155/2015/623287. Epub 2015 Feb 24.

  PMID: 25811029 BACKGROUND

• Vanderweeen L, Oostendorp RA, Vaes P, Duquet W. Pressure algometry in manual therapy. Man Ther. 1996 Dec;1(5):258-265. doi: 10.1054/math.1996.0276.

  PMID: 11440515 BACKGROUND

• Walton DM, Levesque L, Payne M, Schick J. Clinical pressure pain threshold testing in neck pain: comparing protocols, responsiveness, and association with psychological variables. Phys Ther. 2014 Jun;94(6):827-37. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20130369. Epub 2014 Feb 20.

  PMID: 24557645 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Mobility Limitation; Myofascial Pain Syndromes

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Muscular Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases

Study Officials

• F Javier Montañez-Aguilera, PhD

  CEU Cardenal Herrera University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 18, 2016
• First Posted: September 26, 2016
• Study Start: October 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2016
• Study Completion: December 1, 2016
• Last Updated: November 19, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share