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Effects of Taping on Pregnancy-related Back Pain

NCT03807908 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 96

Last updated 2019-07-25

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Summary

Back pain during pregnancy is common with up to 90% of pregnant women experiencing either low back pain (PLBP), pelvic girdle pain (PGP) or a combination of both pains. Although pregnant women seek out various forms of pain relief methods such as pain medication, exercise, education, pelvic support belts, and chiropractic treatments, there is limited evidence with regards to the efficacy of these treatments. Recently manual therapists, such as chiropractors, have used tape in an effort to relieve pain from musculoskeletal injuries with varying results. In the pregnant population, there have been limited studies to date on the role of taping and pregnancy-related back pain and none of this research delineates the efficacy of tape with respect to the 3 pain patterns experienced by pregnant women.

Conditions

  • Pregnancy
  • Low Back Pain
  • Pelvic Girdle Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Tape

The patient will be placed into maximal flexion of the lumbar spine prior to the tape being applied. The vertical strips will be applied on either side of spine, on the erector muscle group; from the lower PSIS with and end around the twelfth rib. The third strip of tape will be applied horizontally to superior to the posterior superior iliac spines (PSIS) and extend over the 2 vertical strips of tape. The tape will be gently rubbed to activate the adhesive. Five to 7 days later, one of the investigators will follow up with the subjects over the phone and administer a questionnaire that will assess their experience with the tape as well as the outcome measures (numeric rating scale and Oswestry Disability Index).

OTHER

Sham Tape

One strip of tape will be applied horizontally to the thoracolumbar junction (at the level of the lower rib cage over the T12-L1 spinous processes) with no tape-tension. The tape will be gently rubbed to activate the adhesive. Five to 7 days later, one of the investigators will follow up with the subjects over the phone and administer a questionnaire that will assess their experience with the tape as well as the outcome measures (numeric rating scale and Oswestry Disability Index).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

    collaborator OTHER

  • Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Carol Ann Weis, MSc, DC · Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-07-31
Primary Completion
2020-07-31
Completion
2020-07-31

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