NCT04185714

Brief Summary

In patients with migraine, neck pain and trigger points in the neck muscles are common in clinical practice. This study was to investigate whether kinesiotaping applied to the cervical muscles has a clinical effect on pressure pain threshold, disability and quality of life in patients with migraine.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
60

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2020

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 25, 2019

Completed
9 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 4, 2019

Completed
28 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2020

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 30, 2020

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 30, 2020

Completed
Last Updated

May 13, 2021

Status Verified

May 1, 2021

Enrollment Period

3 months

First QC Date

November 25, 2019

Last Update Submit

May 11, 2021

Conditions

Keywords

Episodic MigraineKinesiotapePainPhysiotherapyDisabilityPressure Pain ThresholdQuality of Life

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

  • visual analog scale

    Headache pain severity

    Pretreatment- Posttreatment ( 6 weeks later)

  • visual analog scale

    Neck pain severity

    Pretreatment-Posttreatment (6 weeks later)

  • Baseline Dolorimeter

    pressure pain threshold

    pretreatment- Posttreatment ( 6 weeks later)

  • Clinical data questionnaire

    clinical data

    pretreatment- Posttreatment ( 6 weeks later)

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Short form-36

    pretreatment - Post treatment (6 weeks later)

  • MIDAS

    Pretreatment

  • Neck Disability Index

    pretreatment - Post treatment (6 weeks later)

Study Arms (3)

Experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

Experimental group will be applied Kinesotaping , exercise programme will be given.

Other: Kinesiotaping

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Exercise programme will be given.

Placebo group

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Sham taping will be applied, exercise programme will be given.

Other: Placebo taping

Interventions

Kinesiotaping (KT) is an approach that supports injured muscles and joints and helps relieve pain.

Also known as: exercise, sham taping
Experimental group

sham taping

Placebo group

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 55 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • age between 18-55 years,
  • the patients with episodic migraine by neurologist according to ICHD-3 Beta criteria,
  • headache frequency in 1 month \< 15 days and
  • pain severity according to VAS above 40 mm.

You may not qualify if:

  • other headache disorders
  • disc disorders,
  • systemic rheumatic disease, fibromyalgia pain syndrome, myofascial pain syndrome,
  • temporamandibular joint dysfunction,
  • pregnancy,
  • overuse medication,
  • patients who had gotten rehabilitation programme before at least 3 months ago and
  • anaesthetic blockage before at least 6 months ago.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Duzce University

Düzce, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Biber EK, Polat B. Effects of kinesiotaping combined with physical therapy in patients with migraine-associated neck pain: a randomized controlled study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2025 Oct 23;26(1):990. doi: 10.1186/s12891-025-08985-2.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Migraine DisordersPain

Interventions

Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Headache Disorders, PrimaryHeadache DisordersBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesNeurologic ManifestationsSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor ActivityMovementMusculoskeletal Physiological PhenomenaMusculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Research Asistant

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 25, 2019

First Posted

December 4, 2019

Study Start

January 1, 2020

Primary Completion

March 30, 2020

Study Completion

September 30, 2020

Last Updated

May 13, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-05

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations