Effects of Applying Kinesio Tapping on Primary Dysmenorrhea in Football Players

NCT ID: NCT06829992

Last Updated: 2025-11-24

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 50 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-05-26
• Study Completion Date: 2025-11-18

Brief Summary

The objective of this clinical study is to investigate the effects of applying Kinesio Taping to female soccer players with PD and comparing this application with a placebo group.

Detailed Description

Women's football has grown in the last decade, but there is still a need to study how the menstrual cycle affects players' performance. Primary Dysmenorrhea (PD), a common menstrual pain, impacts between 50% and 90% of women, reducing their participation in sporting activities. Many players notice that their performance is affected during the cycle, and the use of anti-inflammatories is not always effective. Therefore, it is important to implement simple measures that improve the quality of life and performance of players. Alternatives such as physical therapy and Kinesio Taping (KT) can help alleviate symptoms. The literature shows that KT is a technique with the potential to produce tactile sensory impulses on the skin, which can block or reduce the arrival of painful sensations to the brain, and could therefore be interesting in the treatment of PD. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate the effects of applying Kinesio Taping to female soccer players with PD and comparing this application with a placebo group.

Conditions

Primary Dysmenorrhea (PD)

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Kinesio Taping group

KT will be applied by a physiotherapist with experience in the Kinesio Taping method by Kenzo Kase.

Three I-shaped Kinesio tapes will be used, 5 cm wide, covering the T-11 and T-12 dermatomes.

The first tape will be applied vertically between the navel and pubis, with the participant in an orthostatic position with slight trunk extension. The second tape, with the same length as the first, will be applied with its central region over the middle zone of the first, perpendicularly. The third tape will be applied horizontally to the lower back, covering the spines posterosuperior iliac muscles, with the participant in an orthostatic position, performing light trunk flexion.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Kinesio Taping

Intervention Type: DEVICE

KT will be applied by a physiotherapist with experience in the Kinesio Taping method by Kenzo Kase. Three I-shaped Kinesio tapes will be used, 5 cm wide, covering the T-11 and T-12 dermatomes. The first tape will be applied vertically between the navel and pubis, with the participant in an orthostatic position with slight trunk extension.

The second tape, with the same length as the first, will be applied with its central region over the middle zone of the first, perpendicularly. The third tape will be applied horizontally to the lower back, covering the spines posterosuperior iliac muscles, with the participant in an orthostatic position, performing light trunk flexion.

placebo group

The quantity of tapes, type, size and region of application will be the same as the group KT, however, in this group the tapes will be applied without tension and with procedure different from that recommended, first starting to adhere a side anchor into the skin, followed by the center and then the other side anchor.

Group Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo Group

Intervention Type: DEVICE

The quantity of tapes, type, size and region of application will be the same as the group KT, however, in this group the tapes will be applied without tension and with procedure different from that recommended, first starting to adhere a side anchor into the skin, followed by the center and then the other side anchor.

Interventions

Kinesio Taping

KT will be applied by a physiotherapist with experience in the Kinesio Taping method by Kenzo Kase. Three I-shaped Kinesio tapes will be used, 5 cm wide, covering the T-11 and T-12 dermatomes. The first tape will be applied vertically between the navel and pubis, with the participant in an orthostatic position with slight trunk extension.

The second tape, with the same length as the first, will be applied with its central region over the middle zone of the first, perpendicularly. The third tape will be applied horizontally to the lower back, covering the spines posterosuperior iliac muscles, with the participant in an orthostatic position, performing light trunk flexion.

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Placebo Group

The quantity of tapes, type, size and region of application will be the same as the group KT, however, in this group the tapes will be applied without tension and with procedure different from that recommended, first starting to adhere a side anchor into the skin, followed by the center and then the other side anchor.

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

Taping; Tape; placebo

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Women practicing football from the Mulheres em Campo project
• Primary dysmenorrhea
• Aged between 15 and 17 years
• Regular menstrual cycle (28 ± 7 days)
• Nulliparous
• Not having an intrauterine contraceptive device or using oral contraceptives
• DP will be defined according to the Visual Analogue Scale from 5 points.

Exclusion Criteria

• Women who do not play football in the Mulheres em Campo project
• Secondary dysmenorrhea
• Diagnosed with serious comorbidity
• Skin lesions in the abdominal region
• Allergy to adhesive tapes.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 15 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 17 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Federal University of São Paulo

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Maíta Poli de Araújo

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Department of Gynecology of Federal University of São Paulo

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Countries

Brazil

Other Identifiers

76907423.1.0000.5505

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

6665758

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id