Instrument-assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization and Kinesiotape Application in Individuals With Chronic Neck Pain.

Acute Effects of Instrument-assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization and Kinesiotape Application on Pain and Joint Position Sense in Individuals With Chronic Neck Pain.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04765670

Enrollment

Registered

2021-02-21

Start date

2021-03-01

Completion date

2021-07-05

Last updated

2021-08-03

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Conditions

Cervical Pain

Keywords

Chronic cervical pain, Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization, Kinesiotape, Joint position sense

Brief summary

Chronic neck pain causes errors in joint position sense. There are studies in the literature suggesting that instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization and Kinesiotape applications improve the joint position sense. There is no study examining these applications acutely on joint position sense and pain in the cervical region. As a result of our study, we will compare the effects of single-session instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization and Kinesiotape application on pain and joint position sense.

Detailed description

The study will be carried out on volunteers after the approval of the ethics committee. Before the research, individuals and / or their relatives will be informed about the purpose and content of the study. Volunteer individuals between the ages of 18-45 with chronic neck pain will be included in the study after obtaining their informed consent. Participants will be randomly divided into two groups: Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization and Kinesiotape Applications. In the instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization group, the trapezius and sternocleidomastoideus muscles will be applied in a single session for 90 seconds. Kinesiotape application will be applied to the trapezius and sternocleidomastoideus muscles in one session. Pain will be evaluated with Visual Analog Scale and joint position sense will be evaluated with Cervical Range of Motion device before and after application.

Interventions

OTHERInstrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization

Bilateral Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization application will be applied in a single session to the trapezius and sternocleideomastoideus muscles.

OTHERKinesiotape Application

Bilateral Kinesiotape application will be applied in a single session to the trapezius and sternocleideomastoideus muscles.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Being diagnosed with chronic neck pain * Being in the age range of 18-45

Exclusion criteria

* Those with acute injury or infection, * Those with open wounds, * Osteoporosis, * Hematoma, * Those with acute cardiac, liver and kidney problems, * Those with connective tissue disease, Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, Cancer, * Those with circulation problems, * Those with peripheral vascular disease, * Epilepsy * Identified as a history of surgery in the cervical region

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change from Baseline Cervical Pain at 2 minutes	Baseline and 2 minutes after intervention	Pain will be evaluated with Visual Analog Scale.
Change from Baseline Joint Position Sense at 2 minutes	Baseline and 2 minutes after intervention	Joint Position Sense will be evaluated Cervical Range of Motion Device

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

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