NCT06723873

Effects of Kinesiology Taping in Stroke Patients

The Immediate Effects of Kinesiology Taping on the Trunk-Scapula-Shoulder Complex in Stroke Patients: A Placebo-Controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 37 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Beykent · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if kinesiology taping works to treat stroke patients. The main question it aims to answer is: Is kinesiology taping effective in stroke patients? Researchers compare kinesiology taping to a placebo (visually similar but has no effects) to see if kinesiology taping works immediately to treat stroke patients.

Detailed description

This study aimed to evaluate the immediate effects of kinesiology taping (KT) on trunk control, posture, proprioception, and upper limb function in stroke patients, specifically focusing on the trunk-scapula-shoulder complex. A total of thirty-seven stroke patients participated in this placebo-controlled trial, where they were randomly assigned to either the KT group (n=19) or a placebo-controlled sham KT group (n=18). The KT group received kinesiology taping applied using facilitation and inhibition techniques, while the control group received sham taping without therapeutic tension. The application of kinesiology taping to the trunk-scapula-shoulder complex in stroke patients resulted in immediate enhancements in trunk control, shoulder posture, and proprioception. However, it did not significantly improve upper limb function in the short term.

Conditions

• Stroke
• Upper Extremity Dysfunction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Kinesiology Taping	The treatment group received Kinesiology Taping around the trunk extensors, lower and middle trapezius, supraspinatus, deltoid muscle group, and serratus anterior muscle.
OTHER	Placebo Kinesio Taping	In the control group, kinesiology tape was applied without tension and in a manner that did not target specific muscle groups or respect the anatomical origin and insertion points.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-06-10
• Primary completion: 2017-02-10
• Completion: 2017-02-10
• First posted: 2024-12-09
• Last updated: 2024-12-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)