MedTrace Logo

Kinesio Taping in Subjects With Myofascial Pain Syndrome: a Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT02029391 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 31

Last updated 2014-01-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Musculoskeletal dysfunction is considered as a major public health problem affecting about one third of the adult population. Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) characterized by myofacial trigger points as well as fascia tenderness are thought to be the main cause of musculoskeletal dysfunction. The aim of the treatment for musculoskeletal dysfunction is to reduce pain and restore normal function. Clinically, some evidence supports the application of kinesio tape in these patients. The underlying mechanism, however, is not clear. The investigators goal was to validate proposed mechanism of kinesio tape in these patients. The primary outcome are muscle stiffness, pain intensity and sensitivity.

Conditions

  • Myofascial Pain Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

Manual pressure release

Therapist applied non-painful pressure with slowly increase over the myofascial trigger point until he felts a tissue resistance barrier.

OTHER

Kinesio tape

Kinesio tape was adhered from insertion to origin of the upper trapezius muscle

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jiu-Jeng Lin, PhD · Institute of Physical Therapy, National Taiwan University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-10-31
Primary Completion
2013-11-30
Completion
2013-12-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT02029391 on ClinicalTrials.gov