NCT05405959

Kinesio Tape Application With EDF Technique on Active Trigger Points of Upper Trapezius Muscle

Completed NA Last updated 22 June 2022

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Kinesio tape in Myofascial Pain Syndrome in 180 participants. Completed in 1 September 2019.

Timeline

2 January 2019

Primary endpoint
1 April 2019

1 September 2019

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	double
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	180
Start date	2 January 2019
Primary completion	1 April 2019
Estimated completion	1 September 2019
Sites	1 location across Turkey (Türkiye)

Drugs / interventions tested

• Kinesio tape
• Sham Kinesio Tape

Conditions studied

• Myofascial Pain Syndrome — all drugs for Myofascial Pain Syndrome →
• Myofascial Trigger Point Pain — all drugs for Myofascial Trigger Point Pain →

Sponsor

Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital

Who can join

Adults 18 to 50, any sex, with Myofascial Pain Syndrome or Myofascial Trigger Point Pain. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

In this double-blinded, prospective randomized sham controlled multi centered study, the aim was to investigate the efficacy of EDF technique on pain intensity, number of active TrPs, cervical ROM and disability levels in patients with MPS on upper trapezius (UT) muscle.180 patients were randomly allocated to kinesio taping (KT) group or sham group. Applications were done two times 1 week apart. VAS-pain scores, disability scores , cervical ROM angles and number of trigger points were evaluated as outcome parameters. Vas-pain scores and number of trigger points were assessed at baseline, after 1 week and after 2 weeks (at the end of the study). Cervical ROM angles and disability (measured by Neck Pain Disability Scale) were assessed at baseline and at the end of the study. Both groups received home exercise program. As a result application of KT with EDF technique to the UT muscle provided a significant improvement in pain level, disability, number of active TrPs and cervical ROM angles and found superior to sham application.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.