KT on Low Back Pain Patients

The Influence of Kinesio Taping on Back Muscle Fatigue of Low Back Pain Patients

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03463200

Enrollment

Registered

2018-03-13

Start date

2018-03-05

Completion date

2018-06-30

Last updated

2018-05-04

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Conditions

Low Back Pain

Keywords

bandage, low back pain, muscle fatigue, electromyography

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.

Interventions

OTHERFunctional elastic tape tensioned

Application of Kinesio Taping with tension in the erector spine muscles.

OTHERFunctional elastic tape non-tensioned

Application of Kinesio Taping without tension in the erector spine muscles.

OTHERRigid Tape

Application of Micropore tape in the erector spine muscles.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Healthy volunteers

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.

Design outcomes

Primary

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

Secondary

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

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Primary ContactJamilson S Brasileiro, Professor

brasileiro@ufrnet.br+55 84 3342-2015

Outcome results

None listed

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