Comparison of Kinesio Tape and Dry Needling for the Management of Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy: A Randomized Control Trial

Neuro Counsel Hospital, Pakistan

Status: Completed

Conditions: Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy

Treatments: Other: kinesio tape; Other: Dry needling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06031857

343

Details and patient eligibility

About

Its a single blind RCT

Full description

Kinesio tape and dry needling were compared for the management of rotator cuff tendinopathy

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 25 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age between 25-50 years old
• Both genders
• Not any comorbidity

Exclusion criteria

• Parkinson disease
• DM
• HTN

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Group A

Experimental group

Description:

. Group A was given kinesio tape.Total six sessions of each intervention were given to each patient at a rate of two sessions per week along with the 10 minutes of interferential therapy and 10 minutes of moist packs to each patient

Treatment:

Other: kinesio tape

Group B

Active Comparator group

Description:

. Group A was given dry needling. Total six sessions of each intervention were given to each patient at a rate of two sessions per week along with the 10 minutes of interferential therapy and 10 minutes of moist packs to each patient

Treatment:

Other: Dry needling