Trial reportSports health2021
Kinesiotaping for the Rehabilitation of Rotator Cuff-Related Shoulder Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Trial report in Sports health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02881021 (Effects of Kinesiotaping Added to a Rehabilitation Program for Patients With Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy), which is not on this map. Cited by 21 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effects of Kinesiotaping Added to a Rehabilitation Program for Patients With Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy: Protocol of a Single-blind Randomized Controlled Trial Addressing Symptoms, Functional Limitations, and Underlying Deficits.
Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The efficacy of kinesiology tape for rotator cuff injuries: a meta-analysis of randomized trials.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of different analgesic strategies combined with conventional physiotherapy program for treating chronic shoulder pain: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Pooled it
- Exercise therapy for tendinopathy: a mixed-methods evidence synthesis exploring feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2023Pooled it
- Kinesio taping for rotator cuff disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Does adding cervical mobilization to shoulder mobilization improve pain, sensation, and function in subacromial impingement syndrome? A three-arm randomized controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Trial
- Short-term effects of Kinesiotaping combined with a rehabilitation program for rotator cuff-related shoulder pain: a randomized, assessor-blinded clinical trial.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2025Trial
- Can Kinesiotaping Reduce Pain in Rib Fractures?: A Randomized Prospective Study.Journal of pain research · 2024Trial
- Effects of Kinesio Taping and Rigid Taping on Gluteus Medius Muscle Activation in Healthy Individuals: A Randomized Controlled Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Comparative Effectiveness of Combination Versus Single-Modality Physiotherapy for Rotator Cuff-Related Shoulder Pain: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward postoperative rehabilitation among females with rotator cuff injury: a cross-sectional study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Painful considerations in exercise-management for rotator cuff related shoulder pain: a scoping review on pain-related prescription parameters.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Measures of acromiohumeral distance with wireless ultrasound machine in subacromial impingement syndrome: an inter-machine reliability study.Journal of ultrasonography · 2024Article
- The influence of exercise therapy dosing on pain and functional outcomes in patients with subacromial pain syndrome: A systematic review.Shoulder & elbow · 2024Review
- Shoulder specific exercise therapy is effective in reducing chronic shoulder pain: A network meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Article
- Evaluating the effects of two different kinesiology taping techniques on shoulder range of motion and proprioception in patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Article
- Cross-cultural adaptation of the Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Index for Turkish-speaking patients with thoracic outlet syndrome.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
- Evaluating the effects of two different kinesiology taping techniques on shoulder pain and function in patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Group-based exercice training programs for military members presenting musculoskeletal disorders - protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Co-creation of an exercise inventory to improve scapular stabilization and control among individuals with rotator cuff-related shoulder pain: a survey-based study amongst physiotherapists.Archives of physiotherapy · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundKinesiotaping (KT) has been widely used in clinical practice. Current evidence is insufficient to support the use of KT for treating rotator cuff-related shoulder pain (RCRSP), as its mid- and long-term effects have not been investigated. HYPOTHESES: Individuals using KT will achieve faster improvements in symptoms and functional limitations compared with those not using it. They will also present a greater increase in pain-free range of motion (ROM) and acromiohumeral distance (AHD) at the end of the treatment. STUDY
designRandomized controlled trial (NCT02881021). LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapy, level 1b.
methodsA total of 52 individuals with RCRSP, randomly assigned to 1 of 2 groups (experimental: KT; control: no-KT), underwent a 6-week rehabilitation program composed of 10 physical therapy sessions. KT was added to the treatment of the KT group. Symptoms and functional limitations were assessed using the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire (primary outcome); Brief Pain Inventory (BPI); and Western Ontario Rotator Cuff (WORC) index at baseline, 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and 6 months. AHD, pain-free ROM, and full ROM were measured at baseline and at week 6. The effects of KT were assessed using a nonparametric analysis for longitudinal data.
resultsNo significant group × time interactions (0.112 ≤
conclusionWhereas symptoms, functional limitations, ROM, and AHD improved in both groups, the addition of KT did not lead to superior outcomes compared with exercise-based treatment alone, in the mid and long term, for individuals with RCRSP. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Clinicians should not expect supplementary mid- or long-term gains with KT to reduce pain, improve shoulder function and ROM, or increase AHD if a rehabilitation program focusing on shoulder neuromuscular control is concurrently provided as treatment for individuals with RCRSP.
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