KT on Low Back Pain Patients

The Influence of Kinesio Taping on Back Muscle Fatigue of Low Back Pain Patients

This study aim evaluates the effect of Kinesio Taping (KT) on back muscle fatigue of low back pain patients, analysing the electromyography activity of longissimus muscle (median frequency) and the sustained time during a fatigue test (Ito test).

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Low Back Pain
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Functional elastic tape tensioned; Other: Functional elastic tape non-tensioned; Other: Rigid Tape

Detailed Description

Individuals with low back pain usually have poor back muscles endurance, which may be improved with the application of Kinesio Taping. The aim of this study is evaluate the effect of Kinesio Taping on back muscle fatigue of low back pain patients. Sixty-four women, between 18 to 50 years old, with chronic nonspecific Low Back Pain will attend this study. They will be randomly assigned in four different groups: control group (CG), KT with tension group (KTT), KT no tension group (KTNT) and Micropore® group (MP) and submitted to three evaluations: pre, three and ten days after intervention, analysing the electromyography activity of longissimus muscle and the sustained time during a fatigue test. The variables analysed during the evaluations will be median frequency (MP) slope of longuissimus muscle and sustained time during the Ito test.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 64
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Brazil
  • RN
    • Natal, RN, Brazil, 59140-840
      • Recruiting
      • Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
      • Contact: Jamilson S Brasileiro, PhD; Phone Number: +55 84 3342-2008; Email: brasileiro@ufrnet.br

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 50 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Female between 18 and 50 years of age with chronic nonspecific low back pain for more than three months.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Serious spinal pathologies (fractures, tumors, and inflammatory pathologies such as ankylosing spondylitis);
• Nerve root compromise (disc herniation and spondylolisthesis with neurological compromise, spinal stenosis, and others);
• Fibromyalgia
• Corticosteroid treatment in the previous two weeks;
• Antiinflammatory treatment in the previous 24 hours;
• Contraindications to the use of Kinesio Taping (allergy or intolerance);
• Score of two or less on Visual Analogue Scale of the first day;
• Pregnancy;
• Previous Kinesio Tape therapy on lumbar.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

4

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control group; It will not apply any tape.
Experimental: Experimental group 1; Apply the KT with tension in the erector spine muscles.	Other: Functional elastic tape tensioned; Application of Kinesio Taping with tension in the erector spine muscles.; Other Names: Kinesio Taping with tension
Experimental: Experimental group 2; Apply the KT without tension in the erector spine muscles.	Other: Functional elastic tape non-tensioned; Application of Kinesio Taping without tension in the erector spine muscles.; Other Names: Kinesio Taping without tension
Experimental: Experimental group 3; Apply Micropore tape in the erector spine muscles.	Other: Rigid Tape; Application of Micropore tape in the erector spine muscles.; Other Names: Micropore Tape

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Median frequency	Median frequency slope measured my electromyography	Change from baseline median frequency at three days after the application of the tape.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Median frequency	Median frequency slope measured my electromyography	Change from baseline median frequency at ten days after the application of the tape.
Sustained muscle fatigue time	Sustained time during a fatigue test	Change from baseline sustained time at three days after the application of the tape.
Sustained muscle fatigue time	Sustained time during a fatigue test	Change from baseline sustained time at ten days after the application of the tape.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 5, 2018
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): June 1, 2018
• Study Completion (Anticipated): June 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 5, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 9, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): March 13, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 4, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 3, 2018
• Last Verified: May 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: low back pain; electromyography; muscle fatigue; bandage
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Back Pain; Low Back Pain
• Other Study ID Numbers: LBM2018

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No