Kinesio Tape Application and Non-Specific Low Back Pai

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: on-Specific Low Back Pain; Non-Specific Low Back Pain; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615000494538
• Lead Sponsor: King Saud University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-05-19
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 96

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: The subjects were considered for inclusion in this study if they were:
1- Males and females.
2-Aged between 25 and 55 years.
3-Had history of chronic NSCLBP more than 3 months,

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria: Exclusion criteria attempted to eliminate confounding variables. Therefore, subjects were excluded from the study if they had one of the following;
1-Acute or sub-acute NSLBP.
2-BMI more than 35 kg/m2.
3-Past history of spinal surgery and/ or fracture.
4-Diagnosis of inflammatory joint disease (e.g. Ankylosing spondylitis), systemic metabolic disorder, rheumatic disease or chronic pain syndrome.
5-Evidence of neurological disorder, neuropathic pain or acute inflammatory process
6-Systemic/painful disease such as renal/urologic diseases, gynecologic diseases, and gastrointestinal diseases.
6-Debilitating/terminal diseases such as malignancy or serious cardio-respiratory diseases.
7-Pregnancy.
8-Using any medication that could alter the study results, i.e. analgesics, muscle relaxants, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or corticosteroids in last 2 weeks.
9-Previous physiotherapy treatment and / or KT during the last 6 weeks for the same problem.
10-Had contraindications (e.g. skin sensitivity and/or intolerance to tape, dermatitis, or pre-existing skin lesion and infection) on the taping area.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain Intensity using the visual analogue scale [Baseline (before )application of kinesio-taping<br>2weeks after application of kinesio-taping<br>follow-up after four weeks of application of kinesio taping]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functional Disability using oswestry disability index Arabic version[Baseline (before )application of kinesio-taping<br>2weeks after application of kinesio-taping<br>follow-up after four weeks of application of kinesio taping];Lumbar spine flexibility (Flexion range of Motion)<br>The researcher evaluated the pain-free active trunk flexion ROM for the all subjects using modified Schober’s test (MST) [Baseline (before )application of kinesio-taping<br>2weeks after application of kinesio-taping<br>follow-up after four weeks of application of kinesio taping]