KT on Low Back Pain Patients

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Low Back Pain
• Interventions: Other: Functional elastic tape tensioned; Other: Functional elastic tape non-tensioned; Other: Rigid Tape

• Registration Number: NCT03463200
• Lead Sponsor: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Brief Summary

This study aim evaluates the effect of Kinesio Taping (KT) on back muscle fatigue of low back pain patients, analysing the electromyography activity of longissimus muscle (median frequency) and the sustained time during a fatigue test (Ito test).

Detailed Description

Individuals with low back pain usually have poor back muscles endurance, which may be improved with the application of Kinesio Taping. The aim of this study is evaluate the effect of Kinesio Taping on back muscle fatigue of low back pain patients. Sixty-four women, between 18 to 50 years old, with chronic nonspecific Low Back Pain will attend this study. They will be randomly assigned in four different groups: control group (CG), KT with tension group (KTT), KT no tension group (KTNT) and Micropore® group (MP) and submitted to three evaluations: pre, three and ten days after intervention, analysing the electromyography activity of longissimus muscle and the sustained time during a fatigue test. The variables analysed during the evaluations will be median frequency (MP) slope of longuissimus muscle and sustained time during the Ito test.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-03-05
• Study First Submitted: 2018-03-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-03-09
• Study First Posted: 2018-03-13
• Status Verified: 2018-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-05-03
• Last Update Posted: 2018-05-04
• Primary Completion: 2018-06
• Study Completion: 2018-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 64

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.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental group 1	Functional elastic tape tensioned	Apply the KT with tension in the erector spine muscles.
Experimental group 2	Functional elastic tape non-tensioned	Apply the KT without tension in the erector spine muscles.
Experimental group 3	Rigid Tape	Apply Micropore tape in the erector spine muscles.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Median frequency	Change from baseline median frequency at three days after the application of the tape.	Median frequency slope measured my electromyography

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sustained muscle fatigue time	Change from baseline sustained time at ten days after the application of the tape.	Sustained time during a fatigue test
Median frequency	Change from baseline median frequency at ten days after the application of the tape.	Median frequency slope measured my electromyography

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte; 🇧🇷 Natal, RN, Brazil