Kinesiotaping and Rigid Taping in Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction

Evaluation of the Effects of Rigid Taping and Kinesiotaping on Pain, Joint Mobility and Disability in Patients with Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Objective: To evaluate the effects of rigid-taping and kinesiotaping (lymphatic correction) on pain, joint mobility and disability in patients with sacroiliac joint dysfunction (SIJD).

Methods: A total of 84 patients with unilateral SJID were included in this randomized controlled study. Patients were divided into kinesiotaping (KT) (n=28), rigid-taping (RT) (n=28) and control (n=28) groups. Pain levels at rest and during movement with visual analog scale (VAS) (0-10 cm), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), mobility and pain provocation tests were recorded on days 1 and 15.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Pain
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Rigid taping; Other: Exercise; Other: Kinesiotaping

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 84
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Ankara, Turkey, 6520
    • Ufuk University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients aged 18-50 years
• patients who had subacute and chronic (lasting longer than 1 month), mechanical type low back and/or hip pain thought to be due to unilateral SIJD (spreading between 3 cm above and 10 cm below the posterior superior iliac spine, not extending above the 5th lumbar vertebra)
• patients who had at least 3 positive results out of 6 pain provocation tests for the sacroiliac joint.

Exclusion Criteria:

• the presence of known infectious, inflammatory, tumoral and advanced degenerative diseases that may cause low back pain, pain referred from abdominal or pelvic organs, history of spine or hip fracture/surgery,
• presence of nerve root involvement findings,
• presence of pregnancy, presence of inflammatory pathology in routine blood tests seen at the examination application
• presence of inflammatory or advanced degenerative changes in the sacroiliac joint in imaging methods,
• presence of findings suggesting bilateral sacroiliac joint dysfunction.

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: exercise group	Other: Rigid taping; The technique specified in the study by Allah et al. was taken as a reference for RT of the dysfunctional sacroiliac joint. Patients were placed in a lateral position on their healthy side, with the affected side uppermost, hip flexed to 45 degrees, and the femur in a neutral position. The rigid tape was attached to the anterior superior iliac spine of the upper hip and pulled tight, and attached linearly to the posterior superior iliac spine. Another piece was attached between the same points, but in a curved shape with the opening facing downward.; Other: Kinesiotaping; The lymphatic correction technique described by Kase for use in sacroiliac sprains or inflammations was used in KT of the dysfunctional sacroiliac joint. While the patient is standing with the spine in a neutral position, the base part of the fan-shaped cut Kinesio tape will be attached approximately 2-3 inches (approximately 5-8 cm) above the dysfunctional sacroiliac joint. Then, the patient is asked to lean forward and rotate in the opposite direction to the dysfunctional side. The tail parts of the fan-shaped tape are passed downward and inward at a 45-degree angle over the sacroiliac joint and attached to the superior edge of the gluteus maximus. The base of another kinesio tape was attached approximately 2-3 inches (approximately 5-8 cm) below the dysfunctional sacroiliac joint, the tails of the fan-shaped tape were passed upward and inward at a 45-degree angle over the sacroiliac joint and attached approximately to the upper edge of the PSIS.
Active Comparator: Kinesiotaping group	Other: Rigid taping; The technique specified in the study by Allah et al. was taken as a reference for RT of the dysfunctional sacroiliac joint. Patients were placed in a lateral position on their healthy side, with the affected side uppermost, hip flexed to 45 degrees, and the femur in a neutral position. The rigid tape was attached to the anterior superior iliac spine of the upper hip and pulled tight, and attached linearly to the posterior superior iliac spine. Another piece was attached between the same points, but in a curved shape with the opening facing downward.; Other: Exercise; Patients in all 3 groups were shown an exercise program by a physiotherapist that included lumbopelvic stabilization, flexibility and strengthening exercises for the low back and hip, and were asked to apply the exercise program for 15 days by providing visual material showing the exercises.
Active Comparator: rigid taping group	Other: Exercise; Patients in all 3 groups were shown an exercise program by a physiotherapist that included lumbopelvic stabilization, flexibility and strengthening exercises for the low back and hip, and were asked to apply the exercise program for 15 days by providing visual material showing the exercises.; Other: Kinesiotaping; The lymphatic correction technique described by Kase for use in sacroiliac sprains or inflammations was used in KT of the dysfunctional sacroiliac joint. While the patient is standing with the spine in a neutral position, the base part of the fan-shaped cut Kinesio tape will be attached approximately 2-3 inches (approximately 5-8 cm) above the dysfunctional sacroiliac joint. Then, the patient is asked to lean forward and rotate in the opposite direction to the dysfunctional side. The tail parts of the fan-shaped tape are passed downward and inward at a 45-degree angle over the sacroiliac joint and attached to the superior edge of the gluteus maximus. The base of another kinesio tape was attached approximately 2-3 inches (approximately 5-8 cm) below the dysfunctional sacroiliac joint, the tails of the fan-shaped tape were passed upward and inward at a 45-degree angle over the sacroiliac joint and attached approximately to the upper edge of the PSIS.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
pain intensity with movement and at rest on a 0-10 cm visual analog scale (VAS) scale (0=no pain, 10=unbearable pain)	15 days
Oswestry Disability Index	15 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
The number of positive mobility test	15 days
The number of positive pain provacation test	15 days

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Ufuk University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 1, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 1, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): November 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 25, 2025
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 26, 2025
• First Posted (Actual): April 2, 2025

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 2, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 26, 2025
• Last Verified: March 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Musculoskeletal Diseases; Joint Diseases
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2021-09-02

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No