NCT06829992

Effects of Applying Kinesio Tapping on Primary Dysmenorrhea in Football Players

Effects of Applying Kinesio Tapping on Primary Dysmenorrhea in Football Players: Randomized Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Federal University of São Paulo · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 15 Years – 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The objective of this clinical study is to investigate the effects of applying Kinesio Taping to female soccer players with PD and comparing this application with a placebo group.

Detailed description

Women's football has grown in the last decade, but there is still a need to study how the menstrual cycle affects players' performance. Primary Dysmenorrhea (PD), a common menstrual pain, impacts between 50% and 90% of women, reducing their participation in sporting activities. Many players notice that their performance is affected during the cycle, and the use of anti-inflammatories is not always effective. Therefore, it is important to implement simple measures that improve the quality of life and performance of players. Alternatives such as physical therapy and Kinesio Taping (KT) can help alleviate symptoms. The literature shows that KT is a technique with the potential to produce tactile sensory impulses on the skin, which can block or reduce the arrival of painful sensations to the brain, and could therefore be interesting in the treatment of PD. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate the effects of applying Kinesio Taping to female soccer players with PD and comparing this application with a placebo group.

Conditions

• Primary Dysmenorrhea (PD)

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Kinesio Taping	KT will be applied by a physiotherapist with experience in the Kinesio Taping method by Kenzo Kase. Three I-shaped Kinesio tapes will be used, 5 cm wide, covering the T-11 and T-12 dermatomes. The first tape will be applied vertically between the navel and pubis, with the participant in an orthostatic position with slight trunk extension. The second tape, with the same length as the first, will be applied with its central region over the middle zone of the first, perpendicularly. The third tape will be applied horizontally to the lower back, covering the spines posterosuperior iliac muscles, with the participant in an orthostatic position, performing light trunk flexion.
DEVICE	Placebo Group	The quantity of tapes, type, size and region of application will be the same as the group KT, however, in this group the tapes will be applied without tension and with procedure different from that recommended, first starting to adhere a side anchor into the skin, followed by the center and then the other side anchor.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-05-26
• Primary completion: 2025-09-27
• Completion: 2025-11-18
• First posted: 2025-02-17
• Last updated: 2025-11-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil