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Effectiveness of Kinesio Tapping for the Treatment of Patients With Acute Low Back Pain: A Randomized Control Trial

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Low Back Pain
Registration Number
NCT05015842
Lead Sponsor
NCS University System
Brief Summary

The objective of the study was to determine the effectiveness of Kinesio Taping (KT) for the treatment of patients with acute low back pain.

In this study a total of 56 patients with acute low back pain were randomly allocated to the experimental group, KT along with conventional Physical therapy (PT), or the control group, conventional PT alone.

Detailed Description

The objective of the study was to determine the effectiveness of Kinesio Taping (KT) for the treatment of patients with acute low back pain.

In this study a total of 56 patients with acute low back pain were randomly allocated to the experimental group, KT along with conventional Physical therapy (PT), or the control group, conventional PT alone. 28 Patients received KT in addition to conventional PT while 28 patients received conventional PT alone for two weeks. Oswestry disability index (ODI) and numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) were used for the measurement of outcomes.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
56
Inclusion Criteria
  • Both Genders
  • Age between 18 and 60 years
  • History of LBP less than
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients having diagnosed conditions of spondylolisthesis, spondylosis, lumbar stenosis, spinal tumor, lumber fracture, renal disease and trauma were excluded from the study.
  • Patients either with chronic LBP (duration more than 3 months) or contraindicated to KT (skin allergy or pre-existing skin lesion or infection) were also excluded.
  • Female Pregnant patients were also excluded from the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain intensity2 weeks

Pain was measured on numerical pain rating scale. it is a scale with score from 0 to 10 where 0 is no pain and 10 is maximum pain. The minimum score mean better outcome while higher score mean worse outcome. simply lesser the score better would be the outcome.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Functional Disability2 weeks

Functional disability was measured using Oswestry Disability Index (ODI. ODI score was converted to percentage so the score ranges from 0% to 100%. Where 0% mean no disability and 100 mean very severe (maximum) disability. The minimum score mean better outcome while higher score mean worse outcome. simply lesser the score better would be the outcome.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

NCS University System, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

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Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

NCS University System, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
🇵🇰Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

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