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The Acute Effect of Shoulder Kinesiology Taping on Dental Students

NCT07393100 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 56

Last updated 2026-02-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Research Objective and Participants' Role:

We invite you to participate in a scientific study aimed at reducing the load on your shoulder region during dental clinical practice. The main goal of this study is to scientifically examine the immediate (acute) effects of kinesiology taping applied to the shoulder region on your pain level, shoulder function, general quality of life, and job satisfaction. You have been included in this research because you are a final-year student and actively work in a clinical setting.

How Will the Application Process Proceed?

If you agree to participate, the process will consist of the following steps:

Evaluation: First, we will administer a short form regarding your age, height, weight, and clinical work pace, along with scientific questionnaires assessing your pain intensity, shoulder functionality, quality of life, and job satisfaction.

Taping: To support the deltoid and supraspinatus muscles in your shoulder region, kinesiology taping will be applied under the supervision of a physiotherapist every other day, for a total of three sessions. These tapes are skin-friendly, elastic, and designed not to restrict your movement.

Final Test: One day after the completion of the third session, you will be asked to fill out the same questionnaires again to measure the changes brought about by the taping.

Your Rights and Privacy

Voluntary Participation: Participation in this study is entirely voluntary. Even if you sign the form, you may withdraw from the study at any time without providing any reason and without facing any penalties that would affect your academic progress.

Risks and Costs: Kinesiology taping is generally a safe method, and there will be no financial cost to you for participating. No payment will be made for your participation. In the rare case of skin sensitivity during the application, please inform the researcher.

Confidentiality: Your identity will be kept completely confidential and will only be known to the researcher. The data obtained will be used in scientific publications in aggregated form, without disclosing your name.

Consent Declaration If you have read and understood this information and your questions have been answered, you may sign the form to indicate your voluntary consent to participate in the study.

Conditions

  • Shoulder Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Kinesiology Taping

The kinesiology taping (KT) protocol applied within the scope of the study was carried out over three sessions, every other day, in accordance with the biomechanical requirements of the shoulder complex. This four-stage protocol applied to the participants lasted a total of three sessions for each participant. Throughout the application, participants were asked to continue their normal daily life activities, and final measurements were taken one day after the last session.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • European University of Lefke

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Serap Akyol

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
22 Years
Max Age
26 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-10-13
Primary Completion
2025-11-07
Completion
2025-11-07

Countries

  • Cyprus

Study Locations

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