Effect of Kinesio Tape on Neck Pain in Lactating Women

NCT06899425 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: P.T.REC/012/003812
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study will be conducted to investigate the effect of kinesio tape on neck pain in lactating women.

Conditions

Neck Pain Musculoskeletal

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Pain intensity

  Pain will be assessed through visual analogue scale (VAS) for each woman in both groups before and after treatment. It is usually a horizontal line, 100 mm long, whose ends are labeled as the extreme ("no pain" and "pain as bad as it could be"). The patient is asked to put a mark on the line indicating their pain intensity. Sometimes descriptive, such as 'mild', 'moderate', 'sever', or numbers are provided along the scale for guidance. it is valid and reliable tool to assess pain intensity.

  12 weeks

• Pain pressure threshold

  An electronic pressure algometer "Force one gauge- model FDI" (Wagner instruments, Greenwish, CT, USA) will be used to measure myofascial trigger points tenderness by determining the pain pressure threshold using a pressure probe, that's placed on the trigger point. With a 1-cm 2 rubber disc at the end of the device. Pressure will be applied perpendicularly to the skin at constant speed, and the woman will be asked to say stop at the time she started feeling pain.

  12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Neck flexion range of motion

  12 weeks

• Neck extension range of motion

  12 weeks

• Neck lateral flexion range of motion

  12 weeks

• Neck rotation range of motion

  12 weeks

• Northwick park neck pain questionnaire

  12 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Hot pack group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The participants will be treated by hot packs on the neck for 12 weeks.

Other: Hot pack

kinesio tape and hot pack group

EXPERIMENTAL

The participants will be treated by hot packs and kinesio tape on the neck for 12 weeks.

Other: Hot pack; Other: Kinesio tape

Interventions

Hot pack OTHER

The participants will be treated by hot packs on neck for 15 minutes, 3 times per weeks for 12 weeks.

Hot pack group; kinesio tape and hot pack group

Kinesio tape OTHER

The participants will be treated by hot packs and kinesio tape. The tape will be placed for several days (3-5 days of application) then it will be removed and repeated for 12 weeks.

kinesio tape and hot pack group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 30 Years
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• All women are complaining from neck pain.
• Their ages will be ranged from 20 to 30 years old.
• Their body mass index will not exceed 30 kg/m².
• They are medically stable and consented to participate in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Cervical spondylosis.
• Cervical disc prolapse.
• History of fracture of cervical spine.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Al Zahra University Hospital

Cairo, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Athletic Tape

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Bandages; Equipment and Supplies; Orthotic Devices; Orthopedic Equipment; Surgical Equipment

Study Officials

• Abd El Hamid Atta Allah, PHD

  Al-Azhar University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Mohamed Awad, Professor

  Cairo University

  STUDY CHAIR

Central Study Contacts

Sara A. Amr

CONTACT

+201099831333; sosaasem.88@gmail.com

Afaf Botla, PHD

CONTACT

01283126608; drafafmohamed@cu.edu.eg

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 21, 2025
• First Posted: March 28, 2025
• Study Start: March 29, 2025
• Primary Completion: August 15, 2025
• Study Completion: August 30, 2025
• Last Updated: March 28, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Locations

EG (1)