Effectiveness of Kinesio Tapping for the Treatment of Patients With Acute Low Back Pain: A Randomized Control Trial

The objective of the study was to determine the effectiveness of Kinesio Taping (KT) for the treatment of patients with acute low back pain.

In this study a total of 56 patients with acute low back pain were randomly allocated to the experimental group, KT along with conventional Physical therapy (PT), or the control group, conventional PT alone.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Low Back Pain
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Conventional Physical Therapy; Other: Kinesio Tapping

Detailed Description

The objective of the study was to determine the effectiveness of Kinesio Taping (KT) for the treatment of patients with acute low back pain.

In this study a total of 56 patients with acute low back pain were randomly allocated to the experimental group, KT along with conventional Physical therapy (PT), or the control group, conventional PT alone. 28 Patients received KT in addition to conventional PT while 28 patients received conventional PT alone for two weeks. Oswestry disability index (ODI) and numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) were used for the measurement of outcomes.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 56
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Pakistan
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
    • Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, 25000
      • NCS University System, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 60 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Both Genders
• Age between 18 and 60 years
• History of LBP less than

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients having diagnosed conditions of spondylolisthesis, spondylosis, lumbar stenosis, spinal tumor, lumber fracture, renal disease and trauma were excluded from the study.
• Patients either with chronic LBP (duration more than 3 months) or contraindicated to KT (skin allergy or pre-existing skin lesion or infection) were also excluded.
• Female Pregnant patients were also excluded from the study.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Kinesio Tapping plus Conventional Physical Therapy - Experimental Group; Both groups received conventional physical therapy treatment consisting of therapeutic exercise, heat therapy and manual therapy. All the patients received manual therapy techniques that including joint mobilization and therapeutic exercise that including piriformis stretching as well as bridging exercises to strengthen the core stability muscles (i.e., strengthening of transverses abdominis, erector spinae and lumbar multifidus). The KT was applied to the back once a week with a treatment duration of 2 weeks. Each KT was applied for continuous three days and the next KT was applied after a break of two days. Each participant in the experimental group was assessed for any allergy reaction of the skin to KT.	Other: Conventional Physical Therapy; This is a combine protocol of different therapeutic exercises and heat therapy.; Other: Kinesio Tapping; Kinesio Tapping is an adhesive and elastic fiber used for different outcomes like pain and swelling reduction among physical therapists.
Other: Conventional Physical Therapy alone - Control Group; Both groups received conventional physical therapy treatment consisting of therapeutic exercise, heat therapy and manual therapy. All the patients received manual therapy techniques that including joint mobilization and therapeutic exercise that including piriformis stretching as well as bridging exercises to strengthen the core stability muscles (i.e., strengthening of transverses abdominis, erector spinae and lumbar multifidus).	Other: Conventional Physical Therapy; This is a combine protocol of different therapeutic exercises and heat therapy.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Pain intensity	Pain was measured on numerical pain rating scale. it is a scale with score from 0 to 10 where 0 is no pain and 10 is maximum pain. The minimum score mean better outcome while higher score mean worse outcome. simply lesser the score better would be the outcome.	2 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Functional Disability	Functional disability was measured using Oswestry Disability Index (ODI. ODI score was converted to percentage so the score ranges from 0% to 100%. Where 0% mean no disability and 100 mean very severe (maximum) disability. The minimum score mean better outcome while higher score mean worse outcome. simply lesser the score better would be the outcome.	2 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: NCS University System
• Investigators: Study Director: Dr. Haider Darain, PhD, Khyber Medical University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 2, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 11, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): June 3, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 13, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 19, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): August 20, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 20, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 19, 2021
• Last Verified: August 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Low back pain, Kinesio tapping, conventional physical therapy, Oswestry disability index
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Back Pain; Low Back Pain
• Other Study ID Numbers: DIR/KMU-ASR&B/EK/000678

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