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Changes on Pain and Range of Motion by the Use of Kinesio Taping in Patients Diagnosed With Cervical Pain

NCT ID: NCT02913976

Last Updated: 2016-12-22

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-10-31

Study Completion Date

2016-12-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to demonstrate that the application of Kinesio Taping on a myofascial trigger point in the trapezius muscle able to cause a decrease of the pain and an increase of the cervical range of motion in patients diagnosed with cervical pain.

Detailed Description

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The use of Kinesio Taping has become very popular for the treatment of many musculoskeletal disorders in recent decades. Of the six variants of application that has the Kinesio Taping, the space correction technique is suggested for pain management. The increased space achieved with this variant decreases the pressure by raising the skin directly over the treatment area, reducing chemical irritation receptors and therefore pain. The aim of this study is to demonstrate that the application of this variant of Kinesio Taping on a myofascial trigger point in the trapezius muscle able to cause a decrease of the pain and an increase of the cervical range of motion in patients diagnosed with cervical pain. For this, the pressure pain threshold will be measured with a algometer on the trigger point, the perception of pain with a visual analog scale and the range of motion with a cervical goniometer.

Conditions

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Mobility Limitation Myofascial Trigger Point Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Kinesio Taping

Four Kinesio Taping strips will be placed with tension on skin forming an asterisk. The point of intersection of the four strips will be just above the myofascial trigger point. The subject will remain three days with the strips on his skin

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Kinesio Taping

Intervention Type DEVICE

Four Kinesio Taping strips will be placed with tension on skin forming an asterisk. The point of intersection of the four strips will be just above the myofascial trigger point. The subject will remain three days with the strips on his skin

Sham Kinesio Taping

Four Kinesio Taping strips will be placed without tension on skin forming an asterisk. The point of intersection of the four strips will be just above the myofascial trigger point. The subject will remain three days with the strips on his skin

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Sham Kinesio Taping

Intervention Type DEVICE

Four Kinesio Taping strips will be placed without tension on skin forming an asterisk. The point of intersection of the four strips will be just above the myofascial trigger point. The subject will remain three days with the strips on his skin

Interventions

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Kinesio Taping

Four Kinesio Taping strips will be placed with tension on skin forming an asterisk. The point of intersection of the four strips will be just above the myofascial trigger point. The subject will remain three days with the strips on his skin

Intervention Type DEVICE

Sham Kinesio Taping

Four Kinesio Taping strips will be placed without tension on skin forming an asterisk. The point of intersection of the four strips will be just above the myofascial trigger point. The subject will remain three days with the strips on his skin

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Agree to participate in the study (signed informed consent)
* Presence of active myofascial trigger point in upper trapezius.
* Presence of neck pain

Exclusion Criteria

* Subjects in which not clearly identified myofascial trigger point in the upper trapezius .
* Subjects who suffer or have suffered pathologies of upper limb deformities or orthopedic injuries that can alter static and biomechanics of shoulder and neck.
* Subjects who suffer or have suffered rheumatic or neurological disease or chronic shoulder pain and/or neck
* Subjects diagnosed with fibromyalgia, myelopathy or radiculopathy.
* Subjects suffering from any psychiatric disorder (such as anxiety or depression).
* Subjects who have suffered post-traumatic alteration (whiplash type) or cervical surgery.
* Pregnancy risk of abortion.
* Have used analgesics in the 48 hours before participating in the study
* Subjects presenting any contraindications to the application of Kinesio Taping.
* Know the Kinesio Taping technique applied in the study.
* Be receiving physical therapy for any shoulder or neck pathology.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Cardenal Herrera University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Fco. Javier Montanez Aguilera

PhD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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F Javier Montañez-Aguilera, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

CEU Cardenal Herrera University

Locations

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CEU Cardenal Herrera University

Moncada, Valencia, Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

References

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Silva Parreira Pdo C, Menezes Costa Lda C, Takahashi R, Hespanhol Junior LC, Motta Silva T, da Luz Junior MA, Pena Costa LO. Do convolutions in Kinesio Taping matter? Comparison of two Kinesio Taping approaches in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain: protocol of a randomised trial. J Physiother. 2013 Mar;59(1):52; discussion 52. doi: 10.1016/S1836-9553(13)70147-4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23419916 (View on PubMed)

Ekiz T, Aslan MD, Ozgirgin N. Effects of Kinesio Tape application to quadriceps muscles on isokinetic muscle strength, gait, and functional parameters in patients with stroke. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2015;52(3):323-31. doi: 10.1682/JRRD.2014.10.0243.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26220179 (View on PubMed)

Gusella A, Bettuolo M, Contiero F, Volpe G. Kinesiologic taping and muscular activity: a myofascial hypothesis and a randomised, blinded trial on healthy individuals. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2014 Jul;18(3):405-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2013.11.007. Epub 2013 Nov 8.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25042311 (View on PubMed)

Wu WT, Hong CZ, Chou LW. The Kinesio Taping Method for Myofascial Pain Control. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2015;2015:950519. doi: 10.1155/2015/950519. Epub 2015 Jun 21.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26185522 (View on PubMed)

Gerwin RD, Shannon S, Hong CZ, Hubbard D, Gevirtz R. Interrater reliability in myofascial trigger point examination. Pain. 1997 Jan;69(1-2):65-73. doi: 10.1016/s0304-3959(96)03248-4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9060014 (View on PubMed)

Akamatsu FE, Ayres BR, Saleh SO, Hojaij F, Andrade M, Hsing WT, Jacomo AL. Trigger points: an anatomical substratum. Biomed Res Int. 2015;2015:623287. doi: 10.1155/2015/623287. Epub 2015 Feb 24.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25811029 (View on PubMed)

Vanderweeen L, Oostendorp RA, Vaes P, Duquet W. Pressure algometry in manual therapy. Man Ther. 1996 Dec;1(5):258-265. doi: 10.1054/math.1996.0276.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11440515 (View on PubMed)

Price DD, McGrath PA, Rafii A, Buckingham B. The validation of visual analogue scales as ratio scale measures for chronic and experimental pain. Pain. 1983 Sep;17(1):45-56. doi: 10.1016/0304-3959(83)90126-4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 6226917 (View on PubMed)

Walton DM, Levesque L, Payne M, Schick J. Clinical pressure pain threshold testing in neck pain: comparing protocols, responsiveness, and association with psychological variables. Phys Ther. 2014 Jun;94(6):827-37. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20130369. Epub 2014 Feb 20.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24557645 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CEU Cardenal Herrera

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id