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Trial reportMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2017

Kinesio Taping vs. Placebo in Reducing Pregnancy-Related Low Back Pain: A Cross-Over Study.

Paweł Kalinowski, Anna Krawulska

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · hybridAbstract readClinical Trial
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Trial report in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 13 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04139603 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

Gebeliğe Bağlı Lumbopelvik Ağrıda İki Farklı Kinezyo Bant Uygulamasının Ağrı ve Fonksiyonel Mobilite Üzerine Etkisi

TypeinterventionalSponsorMuğla Sıtkı Koçman UniversityRan2020 to 2022Enrolled55ConditionsLumbopelvic PainArmsLumbopelvic kinesio taping, Abdominal supported lumbopelvic kinesio taping, Placebo tapng
NCT07459231 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Effect of Kinesio Taping Applied During Labor on Maternal Low Back Pain, Vaginal Birth Self-Efficacy, Postpartum Comfort, and Neonatal Apgar Scores: A Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorEge UniversityRan2025 to 2025Enrolled75ConditionsLow Back Pain, Pregnancy, Midwifery, Birth Self-efficacyArmsKinesio Taping, Placebo Taping
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Impact of Kinesio Taping on Pregnancy related Pelvic Girdle Pain and Disability.Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India · 2025
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  11. Taping protocol for two presentations of pregnancy-related back pain: a case series.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Paweł KalinowskiIndependent Epidemiology Unit, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Anna KrawulskaIndependent Epidemiology Unit, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Medical University of Lublin · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND Spinal pain affects approximately 45-56% of pregnant women. Kinesio taping (KT) involves application of flexible water-resistant elastic bands on the patient's body, resulting in painless and non-invasive stimulation. The aim of the study was to determine the influence of KT on reduction of low back pain in pregnant women. MATERIAL AND METHODS Kinesio Tex Gold tapes were applied using the muscular-ligament technique and Polovis Plus textile cladding blinded the sample. The starting position for the KT and placebo with lumbar spine flexion with rotation was in the opposite direction to the application. An "I"-shaped application was used. The material included 106 women in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy, with low back pain. The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and the Polish version of the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ-2004) were used for pain assessment. Participants were randomly divided into 2 groups. KT and placebo were used alternately in 2 groups. RESULTS Mean pain intensity on the 2nd and 7th post-application days was significantly lower in the study group than in the control group. Mean scores for the RMDQ differed significantly before and after KT (p<0.0001), and after KT and placebo (p<0.0057), but there are no differences before and after placebo (p<0.67) and before KT and placebo (p<0.59). CONCLUSIONS Low back pain in pregnant women decreased significantly after KT when compared to placebo. The therapeutic effect appeared on day 2 and continued after removal of the tape. The few side effects did not affect the course of the study.

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AdultAthletic TapeCross-Over StudiesFemaleHumansLow Back PainLumbar VertebraeLumbosacral RegionPain MeasurementPlacebosPregnancyRange of Motion, ArticularVisual Analog ScalePlacebos

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