Nonspecific Chronic Low Back Pain
Conditions
Keywords
back pain, tape, chronic
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the addition of the use of Kinesio Taping in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain who receive conventional physical therapy.
Detailed description
One hundred and forty-eight patients will be randomized to receive either conventional physical therapy, which consist of a combination of manual therapy techniques, general exercises and specific exercises for spinal segmental stabilization (Conventional Physical Therapy Group) or to receive conventional physical therapy plus the addition of the Kinesio Taping in the lumbar spine (Conventional Physical Therapy plus Kinesio Taping), over a period of 5 weeks (10 sessions of treatment). Clinical outcomes (pain intensity, disability and global perceived effect ) will be collected at baseline and at 5 weeks, 3 and 6 months after randomization. Data will be collected by a blinded examiner who will be unaware about the group allocation. All statistical analysis will be conducted following the principles of intention to treat analysis and the between-group differences will be performed using Mixed Linear Models.
Interventions
OTHERConventional Physical Therapy
Combination of manual therapy techniques, general exercises and specific exercises for spinal segmental stabilization. Patients will receive 10 sessions of treatment over a period of five weeks (two sessions/week). The treatment will be tailored to the patient presentation (i.e. pragmatic treatment).
DEVICEKinesio Tex Gold ( Kinesiotaping )
Kinesiotaping intervention is based upon the use of specific elastic tapes (known as Kinesio Tex Gold) that are applied with a certain amount of tension fixed to the skin of patients with the target muscles in a stretched position. The tapes will be placed over the superficial back muscles (erector spinae muscles).
Sponsors
Universidade Cidade de Sao Paulo
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients with non-specific low back pain longer than 12 weeks * Seeking care for low back pain
Exclusion criteria
* Contra indications to physical exercise * Serious spinal pathologies (e.g. tumors, fractures and inflammatory diseases) * Nerve root compromise * Contra indications to the Kinesio Taping (e.g. intolerance to tapes, band aids etc) * Pregnancy * Severe cardiorespiratory conditions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain Intensity | Five weeks after randomization | Pain Intensity will be measured by an 11-point (0-10) Numerical Rating Scale (Pain NRS) |
| Disability | Five weeks after randomization | Disability associated with low back pain will be measured by the 24-item Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain Intensity | 3 and 6 months after randomization | Pain Intensity will be measured by an 11-point (0-10) Numerical Rating Scale (Pain NRS) |
| Disability | 3 and 6 months after randomization | Disability associated with low back pain will be measured by the 24-item Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire |
| Global impression of recovery | 5 weeks, 3 and 6 months after randomization | Global impression of recovery will be measured by an 11-point (-5 to +5) Global Perceived Effect Scale |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Satisfaction with care | 5 weeks after randomization | Satisfaction with care will be measured by the Medrisk Instrument for Measuring Patient Satisfaction with Physiotherapy Care |
Countries
Brazil
Outcome results
None listed