Kinesio Taping in Subjects With Myofascial Pain Syndrome: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Kinesio Taping on Short Term Changes in Subjects With Myofascial Pain Syndrome: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Musculoskeletal dysfunction is considered as a major public health problem affecting about one third of the adult population. Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) characterized by myofacial trigger points as well as fascia tenderness are thought to be the main cause of musculoskeletal dysfunction. The aim of the treatment for musculoskeletal dysfunction is to reduce pain and restore normal function. Clinically, some evidence supports the application of kinesio tape in these patients. The underlying mechanism, however, is not clear. The investigators goal was to validate proposed mechanism of kinesio tape in these patients. The primary outcome are muscle stiffness, pain intensity and sensitivity.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Myofascial Pain Syndrome
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Manual pressure release; Other: Kinesio tape

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 31
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Taiwan
  • Taipei, Taiwan, 100
    • Institute of Physical Therapy, National Taiwan University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 20 years to 60 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• age between 20 and 60 years
• shoulder or neck pain corresponding with the area covered by the upper trapezius muscle
• Trigger point (taut band) in the upper trapezius muscle

Exclusion Criteria:

• diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome
• having undergone myofascial therapy within the past month before the study
• history of cervical spine or shoulder surgery
• previous history of a whiplash injury;
• diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy;
• taking medicine that might change the pain intensity or pain threshold, such as analgesics, sedatives, substance abuse (including alcohol, narcotics);
• a cognitive impairment that would prevent them from being able to understand and/or participate fully in the intervention or the measures.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Myofascial pain syndrome patients; Manual pressure release only	Other: Manual pressure release; Therapist applied non-painful pressure with slowly increase over the myofascial trigger point until he felts a tissue resistance barrier.
Experimental: Myofascial pain syndrome; One session of manual pressure release and kinesio tape	Other: Manual pressure release; Therapist applied non-painful pressure with slowly increase over the myofascial trigger point until he felts a tissue resistance barrier.; Other: Kinesio tape; Kinesio tape was adhered from insertion to origin of the upper trapezius muscle

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Muscle stiffness	baseline, immediate after intervention and at week 1

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Visual analog scale (VAS)	baseline, immediate after intervention and at week 1
Pressure pain threshold	baseline, immediate after intervention and at week 1

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital
• Investigators: Study Chair: Jiu-Jeng Lin, PhD, Institute of Physical Therapy, National Taiwan University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

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

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 6, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 6, 2014
• First Posted (Estimate): January 7, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): January 9, 2014
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 7, 2014
• Last Verified: January 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: manual therapies; Myofascial pain syndrome; taping
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Pathologic Processes; Nervous System Diseases; Disease; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Rheumatic Diseases; Muscular Diseases; Neuromuscular Diseases; Syndrome; Fibromyalgia; Somatoform Disorders; Myofascial Pain Syndromes
• Other Study ID Numbers: 201304048RINB

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No