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

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

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.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Low Back Pain
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Kinesio Taping

Detailed 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.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 60
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Brazil
  • São Paulo
    • Jundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil, 13214-525
      • Universidade Paulista - UNIP

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

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

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Kinesio Taping; Patients will receive an application of Kinesio taping in their lumbar spine.	Other: Kinesio Taping; Kinesio taping intervention is based upon the use of specific elastic tapes (known as Kinesio Tex Gold) that are applied with a certain amount of tension fixed to the skin of patients with the target muscles in a stretched position. The tapes will be placed over the lumbar spine.; Other Names: -Bandages; -Tape; -Taping; -Kinesio Tex; -Kinesio Tape; -Kinesiotape
Placebo Comparator: Kinesio Taping Placebo; Patients will receive an application of medical adhesive tape in their lumbar spine.
No Intervention: Control; This participants will not receive intervention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Pain Intensity	Pain Intensity will be measured in 2 and 7 days after randomization by an 11-point (0-10) Numerical Rating Scale (Pain NRS)	2 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Disability	Disability associated with low back pain will be measured in 2 and 7 days after randomization by the 24-item Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire	2 days

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Paulista University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Mauricio Antonio da Luz Junior, MSc, Paulista University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: August 1, 2013
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 1, 2013
• Study Completion (Actual): November 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 30, 2013
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 5, 2013
• First Posted (Estimate): December 11, 2013

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): December 11, 2013
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 5, 2013
• Last Verified: December 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: low back pain; kinesio taping
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Back Pain; Low Back Pain
• Other Study ID Numbers: CAAE:16832013.9.0000.5512