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Effect of taping on back pain

Comparison the effect of kinesiotape with placebo on chronic nonspecific low back pain among health care workers

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2016080618257N1
Enrollment
70
Registered
2017-09-27
Start date
2016-09-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Low back pain. Low back pain

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Kinesio tape at lumbosacral region, weekly for 4 weeks. kinesiotapes will be provided from Darco company, black version & tension about 1.4 times will be apply with
Rehabilitation
Intervention group: Kinesio tape at lumbosacral region, weekly for 4 weeks. kinesiotapes will be provided from Darco company, black version & tension about 1.4 times will be apply with the H method. P
Control group: Same tape will be used without any tension as placebo. Patient will continue the usual care as well.

Sponsors

Vice Chancellor for research of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences.
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Patient' s age should be between 18-60; Has low back pain for more than 3 month; Without history of surgery on lumbosacral region; Should work in health care field; Without history of important reason for pain such as inflammation, fractures or malignancies; Without clinical feature indicative of roots involvement; Without history of physical therapy in last 6 month; Without history of previous taping. Exclusion criteria: Patient's unwillingness to continue the study; Patient use a new kind of treatment during the study;Without allergic dermatitis on lumbosacral region .

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain Severity. Timepoint: At the beginning, at the end of 4th week, at the end of 3th month. Method of measurement: Visual Analoug Scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Activity of Daily living. Timepoint: At the beginning, at the end of 4th week, at the end of 3th month. Method of measurement: Roland-Morris Disability Scale.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAmin Azhari

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

azharia@mums.ac.ir+98 51 3802 2353

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026