Effects of Kinesio Tape on Chronic Low Back Pain

Kutahya Health Sciences University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Low Back Pain

Treatments: Other: Sham taping; Other: Kinesiotape using Rocktape®

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05866159

KutahyaHSU-003

Details and patient eligibility

About

This clinical trial aims to examine kinesiotape's (KT) short-term effect on individuals with nonspecific chronic LBP (CLBP), including back-specific body perception, pain, functional disability, and physical activity. The hypothesis is that applying KT to the lumbar spine would improve back-specific body perception, reduce pain and functional disability, and increase physical activity in individuals with CLBP compared to the sham-taping group.

Full description

Low back pain (LBP) is prevalent and the leading cause of disability worldwide. In addition, it is often associated with psychological, social, and physical factors that can impact one's ability to function, participate in society, maintain job satisfaction, and socioeconomic status. Therefore, managing it requires a significant amount of healthcare resources. Maladaptive body image and maladaptive beliefs are among the conditions that can be targeted during treatment as they may contribute to the chronicity of LBP.

This clinical trial aims to examine kinesiotape's (KT) short-term effect on individuals with nonspecific chronic LBP (CLBP), including back-specific body perception, pain, functional disability, and physical activity. The hypothesis is that applying KT to the lumbar spine would improve back-specific body perception, reduce pain and functional disability, and increase physical activity in individuals with CLBP compared to the sham-taping group.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ability to speak and write Turkish fluently
• have been experiencing low back pain for at least 3 months
• have a pain severity score of ≥4 on the visual analog scale

Exclusion criteria

• had significant spinal surgery in the past (fusion or discectomy), spinal surgery within the last six months,
• a diagnosis of a serious spinal condition (such as cancer, inflammatory arthropathy, or vertebral fracture),
• skin allergy to KT or pre-existing skin lesion or infection
• a neurological disease,
• is currently pregnant,

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

The experimental group will receive double-sided I-shaped kinesiotape. The tape will be applied from the sacroiliac joint to the thoracic 12th vertebrae, with a 10-15% tension. During the application, the participant will be positioned in maximum torso flexion.

Treatment:

Other: Kinesiotape using Rocktape®

Control Intervention

Sham Comparator group

Description:

For the sham group, the kinesiotape will be applied horizontally to the center of the painful area in the lumbar region without any tension (at 0%).

Treatment:

Other: Sham taping