THE EFFECTS OF KINESIO®TAPING IN PATIENTS WITH MIGRAINE

NCT ID: NCT04185714

Last Updated: 2021-05-13

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 60 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2020-01-01
• Study Completion Date: 2020-09-30

Brief Summary

In patients with migraine, neck pain and trigger points in the neck muscles are common in clinical practice. This study was to investigate whether kinesiotaping applied to the cervical muscles has a clinical effect on pressure pain threshold, disability and quality of life in patients with migraine.

Detailed Description

Patients with episodic migraine who were followed up by department of neurology in regional hospital will be included in the study. The Clinical Research Ethics committee approved the study (protocol no 10840098-604.01.1-E.6803).

Inclusion criterias are aged between 18-55 years, the patients with episodic migraine by neurologist according to ICHD-3 Beta criteria, patients with episodic migraine and associated neck pain, headache frequency in 1 month < 15 days and pain severity according to VAS above 40 mm.

Exclusion criterias are other headache types, contraindication for KT technique, cervical disc disorders, systemic rheumatic disease, fibromyalgia pain syndrome, myofascial pain syndrome, temporamandibular joint dysfunction, pregnancy, overuse medication, patients who had gotten rehabilitation programme before at least 3 months ago and anaesthetic blockage before at least 6 months ago.

All patients will allocate three groups. The patients with episodic migraine were randomly assigned to control group (n=20), placebo group (n=20) and experimental group (n= 20).

Outcome measures Demographic data and headache characteristics of the patients (frequency, duration, onset of headache, family history, onset age of headache, pain triggering factors, and localization of headache), presence of neck pain and disability of the last 1 month will evaluate before and after 6 weeks of treatment via self-administered questionnaire. Pressure Pain Algometry (Baseline Dolorimeter), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Neck Disability Index, Migraine Disability Assessment Scale (MIDAS) and Short Form-36 (SF-36) will use as the assessment method in the 6-week follow-up.

Intervention All two groups will give a 6-week exercise programme for 2 days per week. Exercise programme that included neck and head isotonic and isometric exercises show by physiotherapist. The participants will administer the exercises every day for 45 minutes. Sham taping will be applied for the placebo group. Kinesiotaping will be applied to the trapezius and deep cervical muscles twice a week for experimental group. The taping replace every 3 days.

Statistical Analyses Data will be expressed as mean, standard deviation and median. Significance between pre- and post-treatment pain, disability and quality of life variables was statistically significant with Paired Stutend's t - test and Wilcoxon signed rank tests; The differences between groups will be analysed using the Kruskal-Wallis-test to determine statistical significance. For statistical significance p <0.05 probability value will be accepted.

Conditions

Migraine; Pain

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Experimental group

Experimental group will be applied Kinesotaping , exercise programme will be given.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Kinesiotaping

Intervention Type: OTHER

Kinesiotaping (KT) is an approach that supports injured muscles and joints and helps relieve pain.

Control group

Exercise programme will be given.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Placebo group

Sham taping will be applied, exercise programme will be given.

Group Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo taping

Intervention Type: OTHER

sham taping

Interventions

Kinesiotaping

Kinesiotaping (KT) is an approach that supports injured muscles and joints and helps relieve pain.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Placebo taping

sham taping

Intervention Type: OTHER

Other Intervention Names

exercise; sham taping

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• age between 18-55 years,
• the patients with episodic migraine by neurologist according to ICHD-3 Beta criteria,
• headache frequency in 1 month < 15 days and
• pain severity according to VAS above 40 mm.

Exclusion Criteria

• other headache disorders
• disc disorders,
• systemic rheumatic disease, fibromyalgia pain syndrome, myofascial pain syndrome,
• temporamandibular joint dysfunction,
• pregnancy,
• overuse medication,
• patients who had gotten rehabilitation programme before at least 3 months ago and
• anaesthetic blockage before at least 6 months ago.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 55 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Medipol University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Esra Kınacı

Research Asistant

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Duzce University

Düzce, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

References

Biber EK, Polat B. Effects of kinesiotaping combined with physical therapy in patients with migraine-associated neck pain: a randomized controlled study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2025 Oct 23;26(1):990. doi: 10.1186/s12891-025-08985-2.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 41131499 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

10840098-604.01.1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id