The Effect of Kinesiotaping on Posture and Balance in Patients With Postural Thoracic Hyperkyphosis

NCT06959680 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 09.2024.256
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 48
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The primary aim of our research is to evaluate the positive effects of exercise and kinesiotaping on the thoracic kyphosis angle in young adults between the ages of 18-45 with a thoracic kyphosis angle of 40 degrees and above. Secondary aims are to investigate the effects of kinesiotaping on dynamic and static balance, pain, and quality of life in patients with thoracic hyperkyphosis.

Conditions

Kyphosis Thoracic; Kyphosis Postural Thoracic; Kinesio Taping; Postural Kyphosis; Balance

Keywords

Balance; Postural Kyphosis; Kinesio taping

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Thoracic hyperkyphosis angle (Kyphosis Angle Measurement with Flexicurve)

  They will be performed at the beginning of the study, at the end of treatment (1st month) and 1 month after the end of treatment (2nd month). Kyphosis index will be calculated with the formula: (TL/TW) x 100. Higher indices will indicate higher degrees of kyphosis. All measurements will be performed by two different specialists, repeated 2 times each and averaged. (How to measure is explained in detail in the 'detailed description' section).

  9 months

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Static and Dynamic Balance Measurement with Biodex Device

  9 months

• Vas (Visual Analog Scale) Scoring

  9 months

• Berg Balance Scale (Turkish)

  9 months

• SRS-22 (Turkish)

  9 months

• International Physical Activity Questionnaire (Short) (IPAQ)

  9 months

Study Arms (3)

Group 1 Exercise

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Group 1 participants will receive exercise therapy alone.

Other: Exercise

Group 2 Exercise and Kinesiotaping

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Group 2 participants will receive exercise and kinesiotaping treatment.

Other: Exercise and Kinesiotaping

Group 3 Exercise and Shamtaping

SHAM COMPARATOR

Group 3 participants will receive exercise and shamtaping treatment.

Other: exercise and sham taping

Interventions

Exercise and Kinesiotaping OTHER

Exercise and Kinesiotaping

Group 2 Exercise and Kinesiotaping

Exercise OTHER

only exercise will be performed without any band treatment

Group 1 Exercise

exercise and sham taping OTHER

exercise and sham banding (banding without tension with plaster)

Group 3 Exercise and Shamtaping

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Being between the ages of 18-45
• Among the patients who applied to the physical medicine and rehabilitation outpatient clinic with poor posture or nonspecific back pain, the kyphosis angle was measured as ≥ 40 on the thoracic lateral radiograph
• Being literate
• Agreeing to participate in the research

You may not qualify if:

• Patients younger than 18 years and older than 45 years
• Spinal deformity, Scheuermann disease, disc herniation
• Previous spine surgery and trauma
• Neuromuscular, peripheral neuropathic disease
• Pregnant and postmenopausal women
• Vertigo disease (central or peripheral cause)
• Use of medication that may cause dizziness (in the last 3 months)
• Defect of vision
• Presence of physical deformity or additional disease that will prevent exercise
• Active skin disease in the area where tape will be applied

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey: lead

Study Sites (2)

Marmara University Faculty of Medicine

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

Sultan 2.Abdülhamid Han Training and Research Hospital

Istanbul, Üsküdar, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Exercise

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Central Study Contacts

Feyza Nur Yücel, Specialist

CONTACT

0216 542 20 00; dr.fny28@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER
• Masking Details: Controlled Randomized Single-Blind Prospective Cohort One group does not know whether the other group received taping treatment. The physiotherapist also does not know whether a participant received taping therapy. The physiotherapist only teaches the participants exercises
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: There are 3 groups of participants in the study Group 1 participants will receive exercise therapy alone. Group 2 participants will receive exercise and kinesiotaping treatment. Group 3 participants will receive exercise and shamtaping treatment.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 28, 2025
• First Posted: May 6, 2025
• Study Start: April 29, 2025
• Primary Completion: January 29, 2026
• Study Completion: January 29, 2026
• Last Updated: September 12, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (2)