Comparative Effects of Conventional Physical Therapy, Kinesio Taping and ESWT in Upper Trapezius MPS.

Comparative Effects of Conventional Physical Therapy, Kinesio Taping and Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapies in Upper Trapezius Myofascial Pain Syndrome.

There is no study in the literature comparing both kinesiotaping and Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) with conventional physical therapy in upper trapezius myofascial pain syndrome. In this study, we aimed to make this comparison.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Trapezius Muscle Strain
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy; Other: Kinesiotaping; Other: Conventional Physical Therapy

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 99
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Van, Turkey
    • Yuzuncu Yil University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 16 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Presence of at least 1 active trigger point in the upper trapezius muscle, exacerbation of pain when this point(s) is pressed, painful limitation of cervical lateral flexion and extension.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having a history of spine and upper extremity surgery, neuromuscular disease, active rheumatologic disease, active infection, malignancy, having previously applied ESWT or Kinesio Taping to the back and neck region.

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

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy; Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is a noninvasive treatment that involves delivery of shock waves to injured soft tissue to reduce pain and promote healing.	Device: Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy; Device named 'Elettronica Pagani,Italy' and will be used with radial probe.
Active Comparator: Kinesiotaping; The Kinesiotaping method is a therapeutic taping technique which alleviates pain.	Other: Kinesiotaping; Elastic band to be used to stretch the upper trapezius muscle in the desired direction.
Active Comparator: Conventional Physical Therapy; Hotpack, therapeutic ultrasound and tens applications.	Other: Conventional Physical Therapy; Conventional physical therapy will be consisted of hotpack, therapeutic ultrasound and tens applications.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)	patient's self-assessment of pain, in the range of 0 to 10, higher scores mean a worse outcome.	at baseline (before the treatment)
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)	patient's self-assessment of pain, in the range of 0 to 10, higher scores mean a worse outcome	2 weeks after baseline (at the end of treatment)
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)	patient's self-assessment of pain, in the range of 0 to 10, higher scores mean a worse outcome	6 weeks after baseline (one month after the end of treatment)
Neck Disability Index (NDI)	a self-report questionnaire used to determine how neck pain affects a patient's daily life and to assess the self-rated disability of patients with neck pain. The total score ranges from 0 (no disability) to 50 (total disability).	at baseline (before the treatment)
Neck Disability Index (NDI)	a self-report questionnaire used to determine how neck pain affects a patient's daily life and to assess the self-rated disability of patients with neck pain. The total score ranges from 0 (no disability) to 50 (total disability).	2 weeks after baseline (at the end of treatment)
Neck Disability Index (NDI)	a self-report questionnaire used to determine how neck pain affects a patient's daily life and to assess the self-rated disability of patients with neck pain. The total score ranges from 0 (no disability) to 50 (total disability).	6 weeks after baseline (one month after the end of treatment)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Measurement of Cervical range of motion (Cervikal ROM)	Measuring cervical lateral flexion and cervical extension with a manual goniometer.	at baseline (before the treatment)
Measurement of Cervical range of motion (Cervikal ROM)	Measuring cervical lateral flexion and cervical extension with a manual goniometer.	2 weeks after baseline (at the end of treatment).
Measurement of Cervical range of motion (Cervikal ROM)	Measuring cervical lateral flexion and cervical extension with a manual goniometer.	6 weeks after baseline (one month after the end of treatment)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Yuzuncu Yıl University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 4, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 18, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): May 2, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 3, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 3, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): March 14, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 1, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 25, 2022
• Last Verified: May 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: van yyü university

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