Kinesio Taping in chronic non-specific low back pain: a randomised controlled trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: ow back pain; Low back pain; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612000402842
• Lead Sponsor: Adelaida Maria Castro Sanchez

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-04-10
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

To be eligible for inclusion in the trial, participants are required to have low back pain for at least 3 months, to be aged between 18 and 65 years, to score of four or more on the Roland-Morris Low Back Pain and Disability Questionnaire at randomisation (UK Trial BEAM team 2004), and to not achieve flexion-relaxation in the lumbar muscles during trunk flexion (Neblett et al 2003).

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria are clinical signs of radiculopathy, lumbar stenosis, fibromyalgia, spondylolisthesis, previous spinal surgery or Kinesio Tape therapy, corticosteroid treatment in the previous two weeks, and central or peripheral nervous system disease.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Disability assessed using the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) questionnaire, which ranges from 0 to 100[at baseline and at 1 and 5 weeks after intervention commencement]