THE EFFECTS OF KINESIO®TAPING IN PATIENTS WITH MIGRAINE
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interventional
60
1 country
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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
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Jan 2020
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
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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
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 4, 2019
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 2020
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 30, 2020
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
September 30, 2020
CompletedMay 13, 2021
May 1, 2021
3 months
November 25, 2019
May 11, 2021
Conditions
Keywords
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
EXPERIMENTALExperimental group will be applied Kinesotaping , exercise programme will be given.
Control group
NO INTERVENTIONExercise programme will be given.
Placebo group
PLACEBO COMPARATORSham taping will be applied, exercise programme will be given.
Interventions
Kinesiotaping (KT) is an approach that supports injured muscles and joints and helps relieve pain.
Eligibility Criteria
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)
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.
PMID: 41131499DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
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