KT on Low Back Pain Patients

Low Back Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Influence of Kinesio Taping on Back Muscle Fatigue of Low Back Pain Patients

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03463200
• Other study ID #: LBM2018
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 5, 2018
• Est. completion date: June 2018

Study information

• Verified date: May 2018
• Source: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
• Contact: Jamilson S Brasileiro, Professor
• Phone: +55 84 3342-2015
• Email: brasileiro[@]ufrnet.br
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study aim evaluates the effect of Kinesio Taping (KT) on back muscle fatigue of low back pain patients, analysing the electromyography activity of longissimus muscle (median frequency) and the sustained time during a fatigue test (Ito test).

Description:

Individuals with low back pain usually have poor back muscles endurance, which may be improved with the application of Kinesio Taping. The aim of this study is evaluate the effect of Kinesio Taping on back muscle fatigue of low back pain patients. Sixty-four women, between 18 to 50 years old, with chronic nonspecific Low Back Pain will attend this study. They will be randomly assigned in four different groups: control group (CG), KT with tension group (KTT), KT no tension group (KTNT) and Micropore® group (MP) and submitted to three evaluations: pre, three and ten days after intervention, analysing the electromyography activity of longissimus muscle and the sustained time during a fatigue test. The variables analysed during the evaluations will be median frequency (MP) slope of longuissimus muscle and sustained time during the Ito test.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 64
• Est. completion date: June 2018
• Est. primary completion date: June 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 50 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Female between 18 and 50 years of age with chronic nonspecific low back pain for more than three months.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Serious spinal pathologies (fractures, tumors, and inflammatory pathologies such as ankylosing spondylitis);

• Nerve root compromise (disc herniation and spondylolisthesis with neurological compromise, spinal stenosis, and others);

• Fibromyalgia

• Corticosteroid treatment in the previous two weeks;

• Antiinflammatory treatment in the previous 24 hours;

• Contraindications to the use of Kinesio Taping (allergy or intolerance);

• Score of two or less on Visual Analogue Scale of the first day;

• Pregnancy;

• Previous Kinesio Tape therapy on lumbar.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Back Pain
• Low Back Pain

Intervention

Other:
• Functional elastic tape tensioned
Application of Kinesio Taping with tension in the erector spine muscles.
• Functional elastic tape non-tensioned
Application of Kinesio Taping without tension in the erector spine muscles.
• Rigid Tape
Application of Micropore tape in the erector spine muscles.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Brazil	Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte	Natal	RN

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Median frequency	Median frequency slope measured my electromyography	Change from baseline median frequency at three days after the application of the tape.
Secondary	Median frequency	Median frequency slope measured my electromyography	Change from baseline median frequency at ten days after the application of the tape.
Secondary	Sustained muscle fatigue time	Sustained time during a fatigue test	Change from baseline sustained time at three days after the application of the tape.
Secondary	Sustained muscle fatigue time	Sustained time during a fatigue test	Change from baseline sustained time at ten days after the application of the tape.