A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Massage and Kinesio Taping in Neck Pain

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Neck Pain
• Interventions: Other: Kinesio tape; Other: Massage; Other: Neck stabilization exercise

• Registration Number: NCT04184024
• Lead Sponsor: Ataturk Training and Research Hospital

Brief Summary

This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of massage and Kinesio taping on pain, range of motion, disability and quality of life in patients with chronic neck pain.

Detailed Description

Neck pain is a common condition, affecting 30% to 50% of the general population, and is most prevalent in middle age.33 It is usually accompanied by a substantial effect on daily life, resulting in an extensive use of health care resources.

Several physical therapy applications such as massage therapy, kinesio taping, thermal and electrophysiological agents, hydrotherapy/spa therapy, and therapeutic exercises especially neck stabilization exercise are used to manage FM. Both massage therapy and kinesio taping have a favorable effect on clinical symptoms. However, it is not clear which method is more effective. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the effectiveness of massage and Kinesio taping on pain, range of motion, disability and quality of life in patients with chronic neck pain.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-11-01
• Status Verified: 2019-11
• Study First Submitted: 2019-11-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-11-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-11-30
• Study First Posted: 2019-12-03
• Last Update Posted: 2019-12-03
• Primary Completion: 2020-03-01
• Study Completion: 2020-03-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 42

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 to 65 years of age,
• having generalized neck pain for more than 3 months,
• being volunteer

Exclusion Criteria

• pregnancy,
• inflammatory rheumatologic diseases,
• malignity,
• structural deformity,
• previous surgery related to the cervical spine,
• cervical spinal stenosis,
• being allergic to Kinesio tape
• severe psychological disorder,
• any intervention that included exercise or physical therapy in the last 3 months.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Kinesio taping group	Neck stabilization exercise	Patients in this group were applied to Kinesio taping plus neck stabilization exercise.
Massage group	Neck stabilization exercise	Patients in this group were applied to massage plus neck stabilization exercise.
Kinesio taping group	Kinesio tape	Patients in this group were applied to Kinesio taping plus neck stabilization exercise.
Massage group	Massage	Patients in this group were applied to massage plus neck stabilization exercise.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain Level (Visual Analog Scale)	change from baseline at 4 weeks	The pain level was assessed with the Visual Analog Scale, which consists of a horizontal line of 10 cm in length. For pain level assessment, "0" defines "no pain" and "10" defines "unbearable pain''. The participants are asked to mark the intensity of their pain level.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Turkish version of Neck Disability Index	change from baseline at 4 weeks	The disability level was measured with the Turkish version of Neck Disability Index (NDI). It consists of 10 sections which include the severity of pain, personal care, lifting, reading, headache, concentration, work-life, driving, sleeping and leisure activities. There are 6 responses for each section, scored 0 (no pain and no functional limitation) and 5 (worst pain and maximum limitation). The total score ranges from 0 to 50. Patients were asked to select the most appropriate option for each section.
Turkish of the Short Form-36	change from baseline at 4 weeks	The quality of life was assessed with the Turkish of the Short Form-36 (SF-36). The SF-36 consists of 36 questions: physical functioning (10 items), role limitations due to physical health (4 items), bodily pain (2 items), social functioning (2 items), vitality (4 items), role limitations due to emotional health (3 items), mental health (5 items), general health perceptions (5 items) and changes in health over time (1 item, not included in the final score). The SF-36 score ranges from 0 (the worst score) to 100 (the best score). Thus, higher scores indicate better health. The participants are asked to fulfill the questionnaire.
Range of Motion	change from baseline at 4 weeks	The range of motion of the neck joints of the patients was measured with a clinical goniometer (Baseline Evaluation Tools, USA) for flexion, extension, lateral flexion and rotation movements while sitting upright on the stool.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Turkey