The Additional Effect of Different Taping Applications in Patients With Lumbar Radiculopathy

NCT04943640 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: KA18/340
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 51
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 3

Brief Summary

Our study aims to compare the therapeutic effects of different taping materials and techniques on pain, functionality, and tissue temperature in patients with lumbar radiculopathy.

Conditions

Low Back Pain, Recurrent; Kinesiotape; Quality of Life; Physiotherapy

Keywords

low back pain; kinesiotape; quality of life; skin temperature; physiotherapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Change from Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire score at five weeks

  The Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire is a 24-item survey designed to assess the degree of functional limitation in patients with low back pain. The questionnaire answers are Yes-No (Yes: 1 point, No: 0 points), and high scores indicate severe disability

  before and after five weeks of treatment (10 sessions)

• Change from Tissue temperature at five weeks

  Regional tissue temperature was measured by digital electronic infrared thermography (FLIR-e63900, Wilsonville, OR, USA). This method is a non-invasive assessment tool that does not require intervention by the investigator. The investigator can see changes in the skin surface temperature of the patient and, the thermal differences of the measured point are shown on the monitor.

  before and after five weeks of treatment (10 sessions)

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Change from The Oswestry Low Pain Disability Questionnaire score at five weeks

  before and after five weeks of treatment (10 sessions)

• Change from Pain severity at five weeks

  before and after each session( five weeks of treatmant)

Study Arms (3)

kinesio taping

EXPERIMENTAL

The patient was advised to clean the skin with alcohol and shave the hairy areas. The standing patient was asked to take off high heels if he/she was wearing them. The paravertebral technique was used with 5 cm x 5 m kinesio tape material. While the patient was standing in an upright position, two longitudinal pieces were cut by taking the tape and slightly rolling its corners. The patient was asked to lean forward. The lower end of the tape was attached 7 cm below the sacroiliac joint at the level of the paravertebral muscles and the patient was bent forward. The patient was asked to do a slight rotation to the left, and while in this position, the tape was attached to T11-T12 without stretching at all. Kinesio tape was attached to the opposite side of the vertebrae with the same procedure.

Other: kinesio taping

rigid taping

EXPERIMENTAL

The patient was asked to lean forward, and 5 cm x 5 m rigid tape material was used in the right paravertebral region. When bonding the tape, first, the lower end of the tape was attached 7 cm below the sacroiliac joint at the level of the paravertebral muscles and the patient was bent forward. Then, the patient was asked to do a slight rotation to the left, and while in this position, the hypoallergenic tape (beta fix) was applied with no tension \[23\]. Then, rigid tape was applied upward onto the paravertebral muscles. The left paravertebral region was taped with the same procedure as the right paravertebral region .

Other: rigid taping

placebo taping groups

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Placebo taping was applied to patients in this group using betafix, an elastic stabilization tape, as material. A straight line of betafix was applied to the non-painful scapular inferior alignment of the spine, right and left, while the patient was standing upright. Treatment with taping was administered to all groups every 2 days by the same physiotherapist .

Other: placebo taping

Interventions

kinesio taping OTHER

Kinesio tape was developed by Kenzo Kase in the 1970s. It is an elastic tape, and its adhesive face is sinusoidal wavy. This feature has been shown to increase daily living activities and functions, as it supports the tissue while also allowing movement \[12\]. Kinesio tape lifts the skin and subcutaneous soft tissues of the fascia, which are painful and inflamed regions upon contractions seen in the tissue after tense adhesion to the skin. Therefore, it has been reported to reduce oedema and inflammation by creating more space and providing blood and lymphatic fluid flow.

kinesio taping

rigid taping OTHER

The tape material used in rigid (athletic) tape application is hard. It is used to position and unite the soft tissue, to protect the tissue from impact and to prevent local swelling.There are studies in the literature supporting the sensorimotor and proprioceptive sensation-enhancing effect of the athletic band, which provides a very good sensory input through the skin.

rigid taping

placebo taping OTHER

Placebo taping was applied to the patients in this group, using betafix, an elastic fixation band, as the material. The patient was told that taping would be applied. A straight line betafix was applied to the non-painful scapular inferior level of the spine on the right and left sides of the standing patient.

placebo taping groups

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 50 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University: lead

Study Sites (3)

Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University,Faculty of Health Sciences, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department

Ankara, 06760, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Departmant of Health Services Vocational School, Physical Thraphy and Rehablitation, Ufuk University

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Faculty of Health Sciences, Departmant of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Baskent University

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (5)

• 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

• Yakut E, Duger T, Oksuz C, Yorukan S, Ureten K, Turan D, Frat T, Kiraz S, Krd N, Kayhan H, Yakut Y, Guler C. Validation of the Turkish version of the Oswestry Disability Index for patients with low back pain. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2004 Mar 1;29(5):581-5; discussion 585. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000113869.13209.03.

  PMID: 15129077 BACKGROUND

• Kucukdeveci AA, Tennant A, Elhan AH, Niyazoglu H. Validation of the Turkish version of the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire for use in low back pain. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2001 Dec 15;26(24):2738-43. doi: 10.1097/00007632-200112150-00024.

  PMID: 11740366 BACKGROUND

• Price DD, McGrath PA, Rafii A, Buckingham B. The validation of visual analogue scales as ratio scale measures for chronic and experimental pain. Pain. 1983 Sep;17(1):45-56. doi: 10.1016/0304-3959(83)90126-4.

  PMID: 6226917 BACKGROUND

• Xue EY, Chandler LK, Viviano SL, Keith JD. Use of FLIR ONE Smartphone Thermography in Burn Wound Assessment. Ann Plast Surg. 2018 Apr;80(4 Suppl 4):S236-S238. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000001363.

  PMID: 29489530 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Back Pain; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Tugce Bozkurt

  Ufuk University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Rabia Tugba Kilic

  Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Hayri Baran Yosmaoğlu

  Baskent University

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 12, 2021
• First Posted: June 29, 2021
• Study Start: November 1, 2018
• Primary Completion: February 28, 2019
• Study Completion: February 28, 2019
• Last Updated: June 29, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-06

Locations

TU (3)