Neural Therapy and Kinesio Taping Effectiveness in Fibromyalgia

Istanbul University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fibromyalgia

Treatments: Other: Neural Therapy; Other: Kinesio taping

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05622487

Istanbul Universty FMS

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study; to investigate the effects of neural therapy and kinesio taping treatments on pain, functional status and quality of life in women with fibromyalgia.

Full description

Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder characterized by widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance, cognitive impairment, and other physical symptoms that negatively affect physical and sensory functions and impair quality of life. Neural therapy and kinesio taping are treatments for musculoskeletal diseases. In this prospective, randomized controlled, double-blind, interventional study, 64 patients aged 18-55 years who met the eligibility criteria will be included in the study. Eligible participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups using computer generated random numbers. Segmental neural therapy and sham kinesio taping will be applied to the first group. In the second group, kinesio taping with inhibition technique will be applied to bilateral trapezius and erector spina muscles and sham neural therapy will be added. Treatments will be applied once a week for a total of 6 weeks. Both groups will be given a home exercise program consisting of stretching exercises and will be checked every week. During the follow-up period, patients will be asked not to make changes to their current medical treatment. Participants will be evaluated for pain by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), Central Sensitisation Inventory (CSI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), Short Form-36 (SF-36), manual algometer measurements and number of tender points, as well as post-treatment and post-treatment 3 month control data.

Enrollment: 65 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 55 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• To be diagnosed with fibromyalgia according to the ACR 2016 diagnostic criteria.
• Being a woman between the ages of 18 and 55.
• No change in the medical treatment he received for fibromyalgia syndrome during the study
• To be able to come to treatment 1 day a week for 6 weeks

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of known central nervous system or peripheral nervous system disease, progressive neurological deficit
• Peripheral venous insufficiency, coagulopathies and anticoagulant drug use
• Loss of sensation, loss of position sense, unhealed fracture or open surgical wound
• Uncontrolled hypertension and uncontrolled diabetes
• Be in major depression
• Cognitive impairment that causes difficulty following simple commands
• Pregnancy
• Be in menopause
• Allergy to local anesthetics and kinesio taping
• Open wound or infection at the application site

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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65 participants in 2 patient groups

Neural Therapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

Segmental neural therapy will be administered with intradermal 0.5% lidocaine from cervical 1st to sacral 1st vertebra and upper trapezius region with quaddel injections.. Sham kinesio taping will be applied to the bilateral arms of the patients. Home exercise program; trapezius stretching, cervical, thoracic and lumbar paravertebral muscle stretching exercises will be required to be performed 10 times and every day.

Treatment:

Other: Neural Therapy

Kinesio Taping

Active Comparator group

Description:

Kinesio taping will be applied with muscle inhibition technique by stretching from the origin to the insertion of the upper trapezius, cervical thoracic and lumbar paravertebral muscles. Sham neural therapy will be applied to the bilateral arms of the patients. Home exercise program; trapezius stretching, cervical, thoracic and lumbar paravertebral muscle stretching exercises will be required to be performed 10 times and every day.

Treatment:

Other: Kinesio taping