Combination of Kinesio Tape and Proprioceptive Neck Exercises on Proprioception in Patients With Cervical Radiculopathy

NCT07330115 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: KT and DCT on CR
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This study is conducted to investigate:

1. 1.The efficiency of combination of KT and proprioceptive exercises on neck proprioception in patients with CR.
2. 2.The efficiency of combination of KT and proprioceptive exercises on neck pain, neck function and neuropathic pain in patients with CR.

Conditions

Proprioception; Cervical Radiculopathy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Cervical proprioception

  The most common method used for assessment of cervical proprioception is Joint Position Error test, the active movement angle reproduction test, which requires the subject to relocate a neutral head position or a target head position selected by the investigator (Loudon et al., 1997; Hillier et al., 2015). In head position sense measurement studies, the variable measured is the difference between the reference point position entrenched initially (either a neutral or target position) and the position produced by the subject when attempting to match the target position , This difference is called JPE and has angular units of degrees (°) (Hillier et al., 2015). JPE test demonstrates good intra- and inter-rater reliability and acceptable validity for evaluating cervical proprioception (Revel et al., 1991; Kristjansson et al., 2003). JPE test will be measured by Laser Pointer Device.

  Baseline and 4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Cervical pain

  at baseline and after 4 weeks

• Function

  at baseline and after 4 weeks.

• Radicular pain

  at baseline and after 4 weeks.

Study Arms (3)

proprioceptive neck exercises group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Proprioceptive neck exercises The patient will sit on a swivel chair with a backrest in front of a wall at a distance of 90 cm. A laser pointer will be fixed to the highest point of the patient's head, so the laser light will be projected on a target hanging on the wall . Then active cervical movements will be performed.

Other: proprioceptive neck exercises

KT group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Group B will receive KT.

Other: Kinesiotaping

KT and proprioceptive neck exercises

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Group C will receive both (proprioceptive neck exercercises and KT)

Other: proprioceptive neck exercises; Other: Kinesiotaping

Interventions

proprioceptive neck exercises OTHER

Proprioceptive craniocervical exercises The patient will sit on a swivel chair with a backrest in front of a wall at a distance of 90 cm. A laser pointer will be fixed to the highest point of the patient's head, so the laser light will be projected on a target hanging on the wall (Espí-López et al., 2020). Then active cervical movements will be performed.

KT and proprioceptive neck exercises; proprioceptive neck exercises group

Kinesiotaping OTHER

For kinesio tape application, a method of brachial plexus application will be chosen .

KT and proprioceptive neck exercises; KT group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 35 Years - 50 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Age from 35-50years (Rafiq et al. 2022).
• BMI from 18 to 29.9 kg /m2 (Morsi et al., 2022.
• Current continuous or intermittent pain that has persisted for more than 3 months (Persson et al., 1997, Purves et al., 1998).
• Paresthesia or numbness along the course of the nerve (Young et al., 2009).
• Positive response for the 4 Wainner RS et al., test's item cluster:
• Ipsilateral cervical Spurling.
• Upper Limb Tension Tests (ULTTs).
• Neck Distraction.
• Spurling tests range (ROM) less than 60° (Wainner et al., 2003).
• Unilateral affection in the upper limb.

You may not qualify if:

• History of surgical procedures for pathologies giving rise to neck pain or CTS (Wainner et al., 2003).
• Clinical signs or symptoms of medical "red flags" or serious pathology (infection, cancer, and cardiac involvement) (George et al., 2015).
• Any systematic disease such as rheumatism and tuberculosis, cervical myelopathy, or multiple sclerosis (Joghataei et al., 2004).
• Systemic disease is known to cause generalized peripheral neuropathy as diabetes millitus (Wainner et al., 2003).
• Upper Motor neuron disease such as stroke and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (Joghataei et al., 2004).
• Complete loss of sensation along the involved nerve root (Moustafa \& Diab, 2014).
• Primary report of bilateral radiating arm pain (Wainner et al., 2003)
• Pregnant woman (Moustafa \& Diab, 2014).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Fadia Ahmed Fawzy: lead

Related Publications (4)

• Ferlinc A, Fabiani E, Velnar T, Gradisnik L. The Importance and Role of Proprioception in the Elderly: a Short Review. Mater Sociomed. 2019 Sep;31(3):219-221. doi: 10.5455/msm.2019.31.219-221.

  PMID: 31762707 RESULT

• Espi-Lopez GV, Aguilar-Rodriguez M, Zarzoso M, Serra-Ano P, Martinez DE LA Fuente JM, Ingles M, Marques-Sule E. Efficacy of a proprioceptive exercise program in patients with nonspecific neck pain: a randomized controlled trial. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2021 Jun;57(3):397-405. doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.20.06302-9. Epub 2020 Oct 13.

  PMID: 33047944 RESULT

• Caridi JM, Pumberger M, Hughes AP. Cervical radiculopathy: a review. HSS J. 2011 Oct;7(3):265-72. doi: 10.1007/s11420-011-9218-z. Epub 2011 Sep 9.

  PMID: 23024624 RESULT

• Agyenkwa SK, Mustafaoglu R, Yeldan I. Therapeutic Effects of Kinesiology Taping Versus Self-Mobilization on Neck Pain, Proprioception, Muscle Activity, and Respiratory Muscle Strength Among Prolonged Electronic Device Users. A Randomized Controlled Trial. Physiother Res Int. 2025 Apr;30(2):e70061. doi: 10.1002/pri.70061.

  PMID: 40214192 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Radiculopathy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Peripheral Nervous System Diseases; Neuromuscular Diseases; Nervous System Diseases

Study Officials

• Eman A kamel, lecturer

  cairo university in Egypt

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

Fadia A Fawzy, Bachelor's

CONTACT

00201061054241; Fadiafawzy6@gmail.com

Enas F Youssef, Professor

CONTACT

00201127867507; Enas.fawzy@pt.cu.edu.eg

Study Design

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

Model Details: Participants will be randomly assigned into three parallel groups. The first group will receive proprioceptive neck exercises only, the second group will receive kinesio taping only, and the third group will receive a combination of both interventions. All groups will receive their assigned intervention throughout the study period.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 17, 2025
• First Posted: January 9, 2026
• Study Start: January 20, 2026
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2026
• Study Completion: April 1, 2026
• Last Updated: January 12, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-01