Effect of Kinesio Taping on Muscle Strength in Lower Trapezius

The Effect of One Application of Kinesio Tape on Muscle Strength in Lower Trapezius on Patients With Shoulder Problems and Weak Lower Trapezius - a Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02290730

Enrollment

Registered

2014-11-14

Start date

2014-11-30

Completion date

2015-01-31

Last updated

2015-02-02

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Conditions

Muscle Weakness, Shoulder Pain

Keywords

Lower trapezius, Kinesio taping

Brief summary

The purpose of this project is to investigate the effect of Kinesio tape on muscle strength of the lower trapezius in people with shoulder symptoms and decreased muscle strength in the lower trapezius - a randomized controlled trial.

Detailed description

The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of recoil tape with 0-30% tension, by using one application of Kinesio tape over the muscle fibers of the lower trapezius from its origin to its insertion. The participants will be divided into intervention group (taping) and control group (no intervention). Muscle strength test will be performed before and immediately after taping (20-30 minutes) for both groups using hand-held dynamometer measurements (MicroFET 3). Work is based on the following hypothesis: Kinesio taping using recoil taping provides increased isometric muscle strength in lower trapezius immediately after application.

Interventions

OTHERKinesio tape

Application of one Kinesio tape with 0-30 % tension over the muscle fibers of the lower trapezius in a stretched position. The tape can be divided into one, two or three tails to cover the whole muscle from origin to insertion

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 67 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Shoulder problems * Low muscle strength in lower trapezius * Positive manual recoil-test for the lower trapezius

Exclusion criteria

* Shoulder surgery \<3 month * Pathology in the shoulder related to tumors, fractures, neurology, rupture of tendons

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Muscle strength	30 minutes	Maximal isometric muscle strength monitored by a hand-held dynamometer (microFET 3)

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Time of break force	30 minutes	How long the patient can hold against the pressure from the investigator until the force breaks
Self-reported strength - effort scale	30 minutes	Self-reported muscle strength from 0-10 (0 is nothing, 1 is extremely weak and 10 is extremely strong)

Countries

Norway

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026