Effect of Kinesio Tape on Back Pain, Breastfeeding Success and Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy

KTO Karatay University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mothers Who Have Babies Between 0-6 Months and Are Actively Breastfeeding; Mothers Who Complain of Back Pain Due to Breastfeeding (Getting 6 Points or More on VAS in the Mothers' Own Evaluation)

Treatments: Other: Kinesio taping with angle and tension

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06151899

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Details and patient eligibility

About

Back pain caused by posture changes and increased weight on the breasts during breastfeeding may negatively affect breastfeeding success and self-efficacy. Kinesio tape application, which is an effective and cost-effective method, can provide a more comfortable breastfeeding experience by controlling this pain.

Full description

Despite the universality of these globally valid recommendations for the promotion of breastfeeding, the frequency and prevalence of breastfeeding rates vary from country to country and even between regions within certain countries. Planning and successful implementation of interventions to promote breast milk is possible by controlling both positive and negative factors that affect the success and duration of breastfeeding. In order to control the physical problems associated with breastfeeding, existing approaches in the literature for pain management such as fullness of the breasts due to increased lactation, poor positioning during breastfeeding, backaches. Kinesio taping is one of these methods, and since it does not have any pharmacological content, it is a practice that does not have side effects on breastfeeding and lactation.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Mothers who have babies between 0-6 months and are actively breastfeeding
• Primiparous mothers
• Mothers who complain of back pain due to breastfeeding (Getting 6 points or more on VAS in the mothers' own evaluation)

Exclusion criteria

• Mothers with premature babies or babies with congenital anomalies
• Mothers taking painkillers
• Mothers diagnosed with posture disorders or skeletal system disorders
• Mothers whose breastfeeding is contraindicated
• Mothers whose breast milk has stopped
• Mothers who have other pain complaints in addition to back pain (such as nipple cracks, mastitis pain, etc.)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Kinesio tape applying group

Experimental group

Description:

To the mothers in the experimental group; Kinesio tape application will be performed by two experienced physiotherapists, one of whom is an expert and the other has a doctorate degree, with a kinesio tape certificate.

Treatment:

Other: Kinesio taping with angle and tension

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group will receive placebo kinesio taping.