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Efficacy of Kinesio Taping in Tension Type Headache

NCT03665142 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 71

Last updated 2018-09-11

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Summary

Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of Kinesio taping on upper trapezius muscle on the reduction of pain and emotional state in the treatment of patients with tension type headache by acting on myofacial mechanoreceptors.

Methods: This study was conducted in 71 patients aged 30-45 years with tension type headache diagnosed. Patients were randomly divided into 2 groups. While KT and stretching exercises were performed in the study group, only the stretching exercise was performed for the control group. KT was applied 8 times in total for 4 weeks with 2 sessions per week. Stretching exercise was done in the morning, afternoon and evening 3 times every day for 4 weeks and 5 days of the week. After recording the demographic data of all the patients participating in the study, assessed the sensitivity of the right and left upper parts of the trapezius with algometer, pain intensity with visual analog scale (VAS), Beck depression and anxiety scale for emotional status before and after treatment. p \< 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Conditions

  • Tension-Type Headache

Interventions

OTHER

Kinesio taping

Upper trapezius muscle stretching exercise with Kinesio taping (KT) was applied to the study group. KT was applied 8 times in total for 4 weeks with 2 sessions per week. Stretching exercise was done in the morning, afternoon and evening 3 times (repeated 10 times per set) every day for 4 weeks and 5 days of the week.

OTHER

Exercise

Upper trapezius muscle stretching exercise was applied to the control group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Istanbul Bilgi University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • TOMRIS DUYMAZ · Istanbul Bilgi University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-04-05
Primary Completion
2018-06-10
Completion
2018-09-25

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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