Effect of Kinesio Taping on Muscle Strength in Lower Trapezius

January 30, 2015 updated by: Nina Erga Skjeseth, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

The Effect of One Application of Kinesio Tape on Muscle Strength in Lower Trapezius on Patients With Shoulder Problems and Weak Lower Trapezius - a Randomized Controlled Trial

The purpose of this project is to investigate the effect of Kinesio tape on muscle strength of the lower trapezius in people with shoulder symptoms and decreased muscle strength in the lower trapezius - a randomized controlled trial.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of recoil tape with 0-30% tension, by using one application of Kinesio tape over the muscle fibers of the lower trapezius from its origin to its insertion. The participants will be divided into intervention group (taping) and control group (no intervention). Muscle strength test will be performed before and immediately after taping (20-30 minutes) for both groups using hand-held dynamometer measurements (MicroFET 3).

Work is based on the following hypothesis: "Kinesio taping using recoil taping provides increased isometric muscle strength in lower trapezius immediately after application".

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

49

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Norway
      • Oslo, Norway, 0806
        • Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 67 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Shoulder problems
  • Low muscle strength in lower trapezius
  • Positive manual recoil-test for the lower trapezius

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Shoulder surgery <3 month
  • Pathology in the shoulder related to tumors, fractures, neurology, rupture of tendons

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control
No intervention
Experimental: Kinesio tape
Kinesio tape on lower trapezius
Other: Kinesio tape
Application of one Kinesio tape with 0-30 % tension over the muscle fibers of the lower trapezius in a stretched position. The tape can be divided into one, two or three tails to cover the whole muscle from origin to insertion
Other Names:
  • Kinesio taping
  • Kinesio tex tape

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Muscle strength
Time Frame: 30 minutes
Maximal isometric muscle strength monitored by a hand-held dynamometer (microFET 3)
30 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Time of break force
Time Frame: 30 minutes
How long the patient can hold against the pressure from the investigator until the force breaks
30 minutes
Self-reported strength - effort scale
Time Frame: 30 minutes
Self-reported muscle strength from 0-10 (0 is nothing, 1 is extremely weak and 10 is extremely strong)
30 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

Investigators

  • Study Director: Grethe Myklebust, Phd, PT, Department of Sports Medicine

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 11, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 11, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

November 14, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 2, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 30, 2015

Last Verified

January 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • KT-LT

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