The Effect Of Kinesiotape Application In Chronic Low Back Pain

NCT06684145 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 163
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study was conducted to determine the effects of kinesiotaping (KT) and sham KT applied with exercise program on clinical parameters such as pain, sleep, and quality of life in postmenopausal women with chronic low back pain. A randomized controlled experimental design, characteristic of quantitative research, was utilized. The subjects consisted of 60 postmenopausal women. The Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were used as data collection tools.

Conditions

Chronic Low-back Pain (cLBP)

Keywords

Chronic low back pain; Kinesiotape; Sleep quality

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Visual analog scale (VAS)

  VAS is used to subjectively measure perceived pain. It is a scale in the form of a 0-10 cm ruler, with 'no pain' at one end and 'the most severe pain' at the other, used to quantify pain intensity. The patient marks their pain level on the ruler.

  up to 48 hours

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Pittsburgh sleep quality index

  up to 48 hours

Study Arms (2)

Kinesiotape application

EXPERIMENTAL

Kinesiotape application will be performed by a certified researcher using 5cm x 5cm kinesiotape material. In addition to the kinesiotape application, patients will be given a 30-day home exercise program. This consists of passive lumbar flexion (single and double leg stretching), hamstring stretching, pelvic tilt, half sit-up, bridge, straight leg raises, and hip and back extensor strengthening exercises.

Other: Kinesiotape application

Control group

OTHER

Exercise program will be performed to the control group

Other: Exercise

Interventions

Kinesiotape application OTHER

Kinesiotape application will be performed by a certified researcher using 5cm x 5cm kinesiotape material. The standing patient, prepared in terms of clothing and skin, will be asked to lean forward. While adhering the tape to the right paravertebral region, the lower end of the tape will be adhered 7 cm below the sacroiliac joint at the level of the paravertebral muscles. The patient, still leaning forward, will be then asked to make a slight rotation to the left; in this position, the tape will be adhered upwards on the paravertebral muscles without any tension. For the left paravertebral region, the procedure will be reversed as compared to the right, ensuring that the tape was not stretched at all.

Kinesiotape application

Exercise OTHER

Patients will be given a 30-day home exercise program. This consists of passive lumbar flexion (single and double leg stretching), hamstring stretching, pelvic tilt, half sit-up, bridge, straight leg raises, and hip and back extensor strengthening exercises.

Control group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Postmenopausal patients with chronic nonspecific mechanical low back pain for at least three months
• VAS score of at least 3

You may not qualify if:

• Patients with a neurologic deficit, history of lumbar surgery, inflammatory low back pain, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, a history of cardiopulmonary disease preventing exercise, severe osteoporosis, or a skin infection in the application area

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Firat University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Muhammet Şahin Elbastı

Elâzığ, Elâzığ, 23119, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

Interventions

Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic; Dyssomnias; Sleep Wake Disorders; Nervous System Diseases; Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Head of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 8, 2024
• First Posted: November 12, 2024
• Study Start: March 10, 2024
• Primary Completion: July 20, 2024
• Study Completion: September 20, 2024
• Last Updated: November 12, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-11

Locations

TU (1)