Effects of Kinesio Taping in Addition to Routine Physical Therapy on Pain, Range of Motion and Functional Disability in Patients With Upper Cross Syndrome

NCT ID: NCT05191043

Last Updated: 2022-02-08

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 68 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-11-24
• Study Completion Date: 2022-02-05

Brief Summary

Objective of the study is to compare the effects of kinesio taping and routine physical therapy on pain, range of motion and functional disability in patients with upper cross syndrome.It is a single blinded randomized controlled trial using non probability purposive sampling technique.

ALTERNATIVE HYPOTHESIS:

There is a significant difference in the effects of routine physical therapy with and without kinesio taping on pain, range of motion and functional disability in patients with upper cross syndrome.

NULL HYPOTHESIS:

There is no significant difference in the effects of routine physical therapy with and without kinesio taping on pain, range of motion and functional disability in patients with upper cross syndrome.

Detailed Description

It will be a prospectively registered ,parallel designed, randomized controlled trial with concealed allocation. Subjects will be selected from the outpatient Department of Physical Therapy, The University of Lahore Teaching Hospital,Lahore, Pakistan. Patients who met eligibility criteria will be informed about the aim of study.all the eligible participants who will agree to participate will sign a consent form. After baseline assessment selected participants will be divided into 2 groups by random allocation method.Subjects will be randomized into two groups using computer generated random numbers.The outcome assessor will be unaware of treatment given to both groups.The calculated sample size using Numeric pain rating scale as outcome measure is 28 in each group, but after adding 20% dropout, the sample size will be 28+6=34 in each group, allowing statistical power of 80%and alpha level of 5%.

Conditions

Cervical Pain

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Group A/ kinesio taping group

Routine physical therapy along with Kinesio Taping

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Kinesio Taping Technique

Intervention Type: OTHER

Kinesio taping is a thin, stretchy, elastic cotton strip with an acrylic adhesive that is approximately the same thickness as the epidermis of the skin. When the taping method is followed correctly, the tape effects on the muscle by facilitating a weakened muscle or relaxing an over-used muscle,decreasing pain, fatigue and increasing tissue recovery. Kinesio Taping facilitation technique will be used with fifty percent stretch on rhomboids bilaterally.

Routine Physical Therapy

Intervention Type: OTHER

routine physical therapy includes thermotherapy and Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), the strengthening exercises of lower and middle trapezius, rhomboids and deep neck flexors. Stretching exercises of upper trapezius, pectoralis major and minor. Mobilization of cervicothoracic junction and postural education.

Thermotherapy and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation will be used for 10 minutes in each session. Each exercise will be performed in 3 sets of 10 repetitions. Treatment session will have a duration of 30-45 minutes.

Group B/ routine physical therapy

routine physical therapy

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Routine Physical Therapy

Intervention Type: OTHER

routine physical therapy includes thermotherapy and Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), the strengthening exercises of lower and middle trapezius, rhomboids and deep neck flexors. Stretching exercises of upper trapezius, pectoralis major and minor. Mobilization of cervicothoracic junction and postural education.

Thermotherapy and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation will be used for 10 minutes in each session. Each exercise will be performed in 3 sets of 10 repetitions. Treatment session will have a duration of 30-45 minutes.

Interventions

Kinesio Taping Technique

Kinesio taping is a thin, stretchy, elastic cotton strip with an acrylic adhesive that is approximately the same thickness as the epidermis of the skin. When the taping method is followed correctly, the tape effects on the muscle by facilitating a weakened muscle or relaxing an over-used muscle,decreasing pain, fatigue and increasing tissue recovery. Kinesio Taping facilitation technique will be used with fifty percent stretch on rhomboids bilaterally.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Routine Physical Therapy

routine physical therapy includes thermotherapy and Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), the strengthening exercises of lower and middle trapezius, rhomboids and deep neck flexors. Stretching exercises of upper trapezius, pectoralis major and minor. Mobilization of cervicothoracic junction and postural education.

Thermotherapy and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation will be used for 10 minutes in each session. Each exercise will be performed in 3 sets of 10 repetitions. Treatment session will have a duration of 30-45 minutes.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Both gender
• Participants with an age between 18 to 40
• Participants diagnosed with chronic upper cross syndrome by orthopedic department for physical therapy treatment

Exclusion Criteria

• Trauma, Tumor and Fracture of upper limb and shoulder
• Congenital deformities of upper limb
• History of any systemic disease
• History of any neurological disease (epilepsy &seizure, Parkinson's disease)
• History of recent surgery of spine or shoulder

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 40 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University of Lahore

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Sobia Ghafoor, MSPT

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Lahore

Locations

Waqar Afzal

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Countries

Pakistan

Other Identifiers

IRB-UOL-FAHS/998/2021

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id