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Effect of Kinesio Taping on Muscle Strength in Lower Trapezius

NCT02290730 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 49

Last updated 2015-02-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this project is to investigate the effect of Kinesio tape on muscle strength of the lower trapezius in people with shoulder symptoms and decreased muscle strength in the lower trapezius - a randomized controlled trial.

Conditions

  • Shoulder Pain
  • Muscle Weakness

Interventions

OTHER

Kinesio tape

Application of one Kinesio tape with 0-30 % tension over the muscle fibers of the lower trapezius in a stretched position. The tape can be divided into one, two or three tails to cover the whole muscle from origin to insertion

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Grethe Myklebust, Phd, PT · Department of Sports Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
67 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-11-30
Primary Completion
2015-01-31
Completion
2015-01-31

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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