Comparing Effects of Kinesio and Dynamic Tapings in Postpartum Women With Pelvic Girdle Pain
- Conditions
- Pelvic Girdle Pain
- Interventions
- Device: Kinesio tapingDevice: Dynamic taping
- Registration Number
- NCT04873778
- Lead Sponsor
- National Cheng Kung University
- Brief Summary
About 45% of pregnant women and 25% of women postpartum suffer from Pelvic girdle pain. Pain is often reported to be localized between costal margin and gluteal fold with or without radiation to lower limb or symphysis pubic. Kinesio taping (KT) is the application of an elastic tape, for treating musculoskeletal conditions through enhancing muscle strength, relieving spasms, pain and edema, improving blood circulation and lymph reflux, as well as stabilizing joints. However, with limited evidence and a lack of well-designed study, the effects of KT in postpartum women with PGP remains unclear. Compared with KT, the dynamic taping(DT) is recently developed and has stronger elastic resistance and recoil. The DT may have better effects than the KT, although this notion has not been examined. In this study, we make a hypothesis that PGP women in the DT group would have better improvements on pain, disability, quality of life, and PFM functions than that in the KT group and control group.
- Detailed Description
The main purpose for this study are to investigate the effects of KT and DT on pain, disability, physical functions, and quality of life, as well as PFM functions in postpartum women with PGP. 60 postpartum women with PGP will be randomized into one of the three groups:(1) kinesio taping group,(2) dynamic taping group (3)control group, and receive 4 weeks intervention. All participants will receive 3 assessments at the baseline, immediately after first taping session, and after 4-week interventions. The outcome measures will include Visual Analog Scale measures of pain intensity, Pelvic Girdle Questionnaire/ Oswestry Disability Index/ Patient specific functional scale measures and Global rating of change score. for disability. The quality of life will be measured by 36-item Short-Form Survey， The Physical functions include Active Straight Leg Raise Fatigue task , Time up and go test,10-meter walk test. The PFM functions will be measured by Modified Oxford grading scale and Perineometer. It is expected that PGP women in both the KT group and DT group will have more improvements than the control group. But the DT group will have even more improvements than the KT groups.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 57
- Age: > 20 year
- Postpartum:≥ 3 months
- Pain onset during pregnancy
- Pain location is located between costal margin and gluteal fold with or without radiation to lower limb or symphysis pubic
- Clinical screening test for pelvic pain :
Active Straight Leg Raising : positive
- 2 (+) posterior pelvic pain provocation tests (+ symphysis ≥ 1)
- BMI ≥ 30
- lumbar or pelvic surgery
- History of fracture
- Radiculopathy or myopathy
- Gynaecological disorders
- Serious cardiovascular disease
- Tumors
- Diagnosed psychiatric disease
- Ongoing pregnancy
- Allergy to acrylic
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description control group Kinesio taping use Kinesio taping for placebo effect Dynamic taping group Dynamic taping stabilize the Sacroiliac joints and stimulate muscle contraction kinesio taping group Kinesio taping stabilize the Sacroiliac joints and stimulate muscle contraction
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Visual Analog Scale Change from baseline pain intensity up to 4 weeks for pain
Oswestry Disability Index Change from baseline disability up to 4 weeks for disability
10-meter walk test Change from baseline Physical functions up to 4 weeks for Physical functions
Pelvic Girdle Questionnaire Change from disability baseline up to 4 weeks for disability
Global rating of change score Change from baseline disability up to 4 weeks for disability
Active Straight Leg Raise Fatigue task Change from baseline Physical functions up to 4 weeks for Physical functions
Time up and go test Change from baseline Physical functions up to 4 weeks for Physical functions
Patient specific functional scale measures Change from baseline disability up to 4 weeks for disability
36-item Short-Form Survey Change from baseline quality of life up to 4 weeks for quality of life
Modified Oxford grading scale Change from baseline PFM functions up to 4 weeks for PFM functions
Perineometer Change from baseline PFM functions up to 4 weeks for PFM functions
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
National Cheng Kung University
🇨🇳Tainan, Taiwan