Is Kinesio Taping More Effective Than Medical Adhesive Tape in Patients With Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain?

Paulista University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Low Back Pain

Treatments: Other: Kinesio Taping

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02007668

CAAE:16832013.9.0000.5512

Details and patient eligibility

About

Sixty patients will be randomized into three groups to receive the Kinesio taping, placebo Kinesio taping (medical adhesive tape) and control group. The group Kinesio taping receive the correct application of the method described. The placebo group will receive a medical adhesive tape. The control group will not receive any form of intervention.

Full description

The group Kinesio taping receive the correct application of the method described with tension paper off (10-15%). The placebo group will receive a medical adhesive tape. The control group will not receive any form of intervention.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with non-specific low back pain longer than 3 months
• Seeking care for low back pain

Exclusion criteria

• Contra indications to any bandage
• Serious sinal pathologies (e.g. tumors, fractures and inflammatory diseases)
• Nerve roto compromise
• Pregnancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

Kinesio Taping

Experimental group

Description:

Patients will receive an application of Kinesio taping in their lumbar spine.

Treatment:

Other: Kinesio Taping

Kinesio Taping Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Patients will receive an application of medical adhesive tape in their lumbar spine.

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

This participants will not receive intervention