Effects of Kinesio Taping on Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte1 site in 1 country108 target enrollmentSeptember 2015

ConditionsLow Back Pain

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Low Back Pain
Sponsor: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Enrollment: 108
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Painful sensation
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 7 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

This study propose analyze the effects of Kinesio Taping® in chronic nonspecific low back pain. All the subjects will be submitted to an evaluation of the painful sensation, functional performance, trunk range of motion and neuromuscular performance at three different times.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

September 2015

End Date

March 2017

Last Updated

7 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

Female

Investigators

Sponsor

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Jamilson Simões Brasileiro

Professor of Physiotherapy

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Eligibility Criteria

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.