Immediate Effects of Kinesio Taping Applied to the Thoracic Region in Adult Individuals

Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Kinesio Taping; Healthy Adults

Treatments: Other: Kinesio taping; Other: Placebo taping

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05409521

2022/06/02

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to search immediate effects of kinesio taping applied to the thoracic region on proprioception, posture and trunk muscle endurance in adult individuals.

Full description

Kinesio tape applications are one of the frequently used interventions within the scope of physiotherapy and rehabilitation. Kinesio taping is a non-invasive treatment method performed for several reasons such as reducing pain, relieving abnormal muscle and fascia tension and correcting biomechanical alignment. Kinesio taping consists of muscle, fascia, ligament, mechanic, functional and lymphatic correction techniques depending on therapeutic purposes.

Although kinesio tape applications on different regions such as abdomen or neck may have positive effects on posture, proprioception and trunk muscle endurance, there has not been found any study searching the effectiveness of kinesio taping applied to thoracal region on posture, proprioception and trunk muscle endurance in adult individuals. Thus, there is a need to investigate this issue.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Aged between 18 and 35 years,
• Volunteer to paticipate to the study

Exclusion criteria

• Musculoskeletal pain problems in the last 6 months
• Spinal fractures
• History related to spinal surgery
• Spinal deformity (scoliosis etc)
• Any chronic disease (cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension etc. )
• Body mass index>35 kg/m2
• Mental or psychologic problems
• Any dermatologic disease
• Allergy to kinesio tape

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Tape Group

Experimental group

Description:

Kinesio taping will be applied on thoracic region

Treatment:

Other: Kinesio taping

Placebo Group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Placebo taping will be applied on arm region

Treatment:

Other: Placebo taping