NCT02007668

Is Kinesio Taping More Effective Than Medical Adhesive Tape in Patients With Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain?

Is Kinesio Taping More Effective Than Medical Adhesive Tape in Patients With Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain? A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Paulista University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Sixty patients will be randomized into three groups to receive the Kinesio taping, placebo Kinesio taping (medical adhesive tape) and control group. The group Kinesio taping receive the correct application of the method described. The placebo group will receive a medical adhesive tape. The control group will not receive any form of intervention.

Detailed description

The group Kinesio taping receive the correct application of the method described with tension paper off (10-15%). The placebo group will receive a medical adhesive tape. The control group will not receive any form of intervention.

Conditions

• Low Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Kinesio Taping	Kinesio taping intervention is based upon the use of specific elastic tapes (known as Kinesio Tex Gold) that are applied with a certain amount of tension fixed to the skin of patients with the target muscles in a stretched position. The tapes will be placed over the lumbar spine.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-08-01
• Primary completion: 2013-08-01
• Completion: 2013-11-01
• First posted: 2013-12-11
• Last updated: 2013-12-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil