Kinesio Taping in Subjects With Myofascial Pain Syndrome: a Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT ID: NCT02029391

Last Updated: 2014-01-09

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 31 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2013-10-31
• Study Completion Date: 2013-12-31

Brief Summary

Musculoskeletal dysfunction is considered as a major public health problem affecting about one third of the adult population. Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) characterized by myofacial trigger points as well as fascia tenderness are thought to be the main cause of musculoskeletal dysfunction. The aim of the treatment for musculoskeletal dysfunction is to reduce pain and restore normal function. Clinically, some evidence supports the application of kinesio tape in these patients. The underlying mechanism, however, is not clear. The investigators goal was to validate proposed mechanism of kinesio tape in these patients. The primary outcome are muscle stiffness, pain intensity and sensitivity.

Conditions

Myofascial Pain Syndrome

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Myofascial pain syndrome patients

Manual pressure release only

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Manual pressure release

Intervention Type: OTHER

Therapist applied non-painful pressure with slowly increase over the myofascial trigger point until he felts a tissue resistance barrier.

Myofascial pain syndrome

One session of manual pressure release and kinesio tape

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Manual pressure release

Intervention Type: OTHER

Therapist applied non-painful pressure with slowly increase over the myofascial trigger point until he felts a tissue resistance barrier.

Kinesio tape

Intervention Type: OTHER

Kinesio tape was adhered from insertion to origin of the upper trapezius muscle

Interventions

Manual pressure release

Therapist applied non-painful pressure with slowly increase over the myofascial trigger point until he felts a tissue resistance barrier.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Kinesio tape

Kinesio tape was adhered from insertion to origin of the upper trapezius muscle

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• age between 20 and 60 years
• shoulder or neck pain corresponding with the area covered by the upper trapezius muscle
• Trigger point (taut band) in the upper trapezius muscle

Exclusion Criteria

• diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome
• having undergone myofascial therapy within the past month before the study
• history of cervical spine or shoulder surgery
• previous history of a whiplash injury;
• diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy;
• taking medicine that might change the pain intensity or pain threshold, such as analgesics, sedatives, substance abuse (including alcohol, narcotics);
• a cognitive impairment that would prevent them from being able to understand and/or participate fully in the intervention or the measures.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 20 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 60 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

National Taiwan University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Jiu-Jeng Lin, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Institute of Physical Therapy, National Taiwan University

Locations

Institute of Physical Therapy, National Taiwan University

Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan

Countries

Taiwan

Other Identifiers

201304048RINB

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id