The Effect Of Kinesiotape Application In Chronic Low Back Pain

The Effect Of Kinesiotape Application On Clinical Parameters In Postmenopausal Women With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Study

This study was conducted to determine the effects of kinesiotaping (KT) and sham KT applied with exercise program on clinical parameters such as pain, sleep, and quality of life in postmenopausal women with chronic low back pain. A randomized controlled experimental design, characteristic of quantitative research, was utilized. The subjects consisted of 60 postmenopausal women. The Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were used as data collection tools.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Chronic Low-back Pain (cLBP)
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Kinesiotape application; Other: Exercise

Detailed Description

With rising life expectancy, women are expected to spend a third of their lives in the postmenopausal stage. Consequently, focusing research on postmenopausal women is considered crucial. This study was conducted to determine the effects of kinesiotaping (KT) and sham KT applied with exercise program on clinical parameters such as pain, sleep, and quality of life in postmenopausal women with chronic low back pain. A randomized controlled experimental design, characteristic of quantitative research, was utilized. The subjects consisted of 60 postmenopausal women. The Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were used as data collection tools.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 60
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Elazig
    • Elazığ, Elazig, Turkey, 23119
      • Muhammet Şahin Elbastı

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Postmenopausal patients with chronic nonspecific mechanical low back pain for at least three months
• VAS score of at least 3

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with a neurologic deficit, history of lumbar surgery, inflammatory low back pain, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, a history of cardiopulmonary disease preventing exercise, severe osteoporosis, or a skin infection in the application area

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: Kinesiotape application; Kinesiotape application will be performed by a certified researcher using 5cm x 5cm kinesiotape material. In addition to the kinesiotape application, patients will be given a 30-day home exercise program. This consists of passive lumbar flexion (single and double leg stretching), hamstring stretching, pelvic tilt, half sit-up, bridge, straight leg raises, and hip and back extensor strengthening exercises.	Other: Kinesiotape application; Kinesiotape application will be performed by a certified researcher using 5cm x 5cm kinesiotape material. The standing patient, prepared in terms of clothing and skin, will be asked to lean forward. While adhering the tape to the right paravertebral region, the lower end of the tape will be adhered 7 cm below the sacroiliac joint at the level of the paravertebral muscles. The patient, still leaning forward, will be then asked to make a slight rotation to the left; in this position, the tape will be adhered upwards on the paravertebral muscles without any tension. For the left paravertebral region, the procedure will be reversed as compared to the right, ensuring that the tape was not stretched at all.
Other: Control group; Exercise program will be performed to the control group	Other: Exercise; Patients will be given a 30-day home exercise program. This consists of passive lumbar flexion (single and double leg stretching), hamstring stretching, pelvic tilt, half sit-up, bridge, straight leg raises, and hip and back extensor strengthening exercises.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Visual analog scale (VAS)	VAS is used to subjectively measure perceived pain. It is a scale in the form of a 0-10 cm ruler, with 'no pain' at one end and 'the most severe pain' at the other, used to quantify pain intensity. The patient marks their pain level on the ruler.	up to 48 hours

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Pittsburgh sleep quality index	Turkish reliability and validity study conducted by Ağargün et al. (1996) this scale, which assesses an individual's sleep quality over the past month, includes 24 items. Of these, 19 are self-reported questions answered by the individual, and five are answered by the roommate or spouse	up to 48 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Firat University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 10, 2024
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 20, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): September 20, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 8, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 11, 2024
• First Posted (Estimated): November 12, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): November 12, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 11, 2024
• Last Verified: November 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Chronic low back pain; Sleep quality; Kinesiotape
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Back Pain; Low Back Pain
• Other Study ID Numbers: 163

Drug and device information, study documents

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