Impact of Kinesio Taping on Kyphosis and Quality of Life in Adolescents

NCT ID: NCT06246474

Last Updated: 2024-02-07

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 40 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-01-01
• Study Completion Date: 2024-04-01

Brief Summary

Kyphosis, a posture disorder, is excessive curvature of the thoracic area in the spine. In a healthy person, there is a normal kyphosis angulation in the thoracic and sacral areas in the sagittal plane. Since the sacral area is more stable, pathological conditions generally occur in the thoracic area.

Kyphosis causes a bowing of the back, which leads to a hunchback or slouching posture. Normal values for the thoracic kyphosis are between 20˚ and 40˚ of angulations. When the curve of the thoracic spine exceeds this, it is described as either a postural kyphosis or Scheuermann's kyphosis.

The study question is: Does kinesio taping have an effect on kyphosis and quality of life in adolescents?

Detailed Description

The purpose of the study is to determine the effects of kinesio taping on:

• Kyphotic curve.
• Forward head posture.
• Quality of life in adolescents. Postural kyphosis is the most common type that causes slouching in thoracic curve can occur in young age, it can be called 'slouching' and is reversible by correcting muscular imbalances.

Adolescent's kyphosis curve appear by bad habitual postures due to a carry-over effect from temporary changes in posture during computer use and smart phones.

Forward head posture (FHP) is characterized that cervical spine is held in protracted position for prolonged duration, it can lead to alterations in head posture ultimately leading to poor posture which is thought to be a deviation from neutral or normal posture.

Failure of the head to align with the vertical axis of the body can lead to further malalignments in the body, namely, rounded shoulders and increased thoracic kyphosis, to compensate for the altered location of the LOG, leading to further impairments . A combination of all these postural deviations is often known as "slouched posture" or "slumped posture." The Kinesio taping method was applied to correct the alignment of weak muscles as well as facilitating joint motion as a result of the tape's recoiling qualities. It was designed to be the approximate thickness and elasticity of skin and be worn three to five days at a time.

Kinesio taping is a therapeutic tool used with increasing frequency within musculoskeletal rehabilitation and to maintain preferred body alignment. It is a complementary treatment and is designed to facilitate the body's natural healing, Process while allowing support and stability to 5 muscles and joints without restricting the body's range of motion.

Due to the lack of research area of kinesio taping on kyphosis in adolescents, So, the purpose of the study is to know impact of the Kinesio taping on kyphosis and quality of life in adolescents.

Conditions

Kyphosis; Kyphosis Thoracic; Kyphosis Postural Thoracic

Study Design

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

Study Groups

control group (A)

Adolescents in control group (A) will received a designed physical therapy program for the treatment of thoracic kyphosis

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

group (B)

Adolescents in study group (B) will received the same designed physical therapy program for the control group in addition to Kinesio taping.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

physical therapy program

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Arm Description: Adolescents in study group (B) will received the same designed physical therapy program for the control group in addition to Kinesio taping.

Interventions

physical therapy program

Arm Description: Adolescents in study group (B) will received the same designed physical therapy program for the control group in addition to Kinesio taping.

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

Kinesio taping

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Their age will be ranged from 15 to 18 years.
• They will have forward head posture.
• They will have postural kyphosis with Cobb's angle more than 45 degree.
• Their body mass index of female adolescents will be ranged between (19.5 - 20.7)

Exclusion Criteria

• Visual or hearing defects.
• Congenital anomalies in spine region.
• Fractures of upper limb.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 15 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Cairo University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Esraa abd elmohsen ali

PHD student

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Faculty of physical therapy

Cairo, , Egypt

Countries

Egypt

Other Identifiers

P.T.REC/012/004905

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

P.T.REC/012/004905

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id