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Trial reportChiropractic & manual therapies2020

Short-term effect of kinesiology taping on pain, functional disability and lumbar proprioception in individuals with nonspecific chronic low back pain: a double-blinded, randomized trial.

Soheila Abbasi, Mohammad-Reza Hadian Rasanani, Nastaran Ghotbi, Gholam Reza Olyaei, Ali Bozorgmehr, Omid Rasouli

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Chiropractic & manual therapies, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06777095 (Effects of Different Kinesio Taping Treatments Added to the Physical Therapy Program on Pain, Endurance, Lumbar Proprioception, Mobility and Disability in Patients Diagnosed With Lumbar Disc Herniation), which is not on this map. Cited by 14 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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.

NCT06777095 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Different Kinesio Taping Treatments Added to the Physical Therapy Program on Pain, Endurance, Lumbar Proprioception, Mobility and Disability in Patients Diagnosed With Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorSevtap GünayRan2023 to 2024Enrolled90ConditionsLumbar Disc Herniation, Lumbar Disc Disease, Chronic PainArmsRoutine Treatment + I Taping, Routine Treatment + Star Taping, Routine Treatment
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. The impact of ankle kinesio taping on pain management in patients with acute ankle sprain.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2024
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  9. Clarifying Proprioceptive Training: A Narrative Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Soheila AbbasiDepartment of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, (TUMS), Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad-Reza Hadian RasananiPostgraduate Department, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, International, Brain and Spinal Injury Research Center (BASIR), Institute of Neuroscirnce, P.O. Box: 111551683, Tehran, Iran. hadianrs@sina.tums.ac.ir.ORCID 0000-0002-1558-2731
Nastaran GhotbiDepartment of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, (TUMS), Tehran, Iran.
Gholam Reza OlyaeiDepartment of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, (TUMS), Tehran, Iran.
Ali BozorgmehrRehabilitation Research Center, Department of Physical Therapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Omid RasouliDepartment of Public Health and Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRIran University of Medical Sciences · IRNorwegian University of Science and Technology · NO

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study aimed to evaluate the effect of kinesiology taping (KT) on lumbar proprioception, pain, and functional disability in individuals with nonspecific chronic low back pain (CLBP).

methodsThirty individuals with nonspecific CLBP participated in this double-blinded, randomized clinical trial from July 2017 to September 2018. The participants were randomized into two groups: KT (n = 15) and placebo group (n = 15). KT was applied with 15-25% tension for 72 h, and placebo taping was used without tension. Lumbar repositioning error was measured by a bubble inclinometer at three different angles (45° and 60° flexion, and 15° extension) in upright standing. Pain and disability were assessed by the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire and Oswestry Disability Index, respectively. All measurements were recorded at baseline and 3 days after taping.

resultsPain and disability scores reduced 3 days after taping in the KT group with large effect sizes (p < 0.05). Only the total score of pain was significantly different between the groups 3 days after taping and improved more in the KT group with a large effect size (p < 0.05). However, lumbar repositioning errors were similar between the groups after 3 days (p > 0.05). Also, only constant error of 15° extension showed a moderate correlation with disability (r = 0.39, p = 0.02).

conclusionKT can decrease pain and disability scores after 3 days of application. Although placebo taping can reduce pain, the effect of KT is higher than placebo taping. The findings do not support the therapeutic effect of KT and placebo taping as a tool to enhance lumbar proprioception in patients with nonspecific CLBP.

trial registrationThe study prospectively registered on 21.05.2018 at the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials: IRCT20090301001722N20 .

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Athletic TapeAdultDisability EvaluationFemaleHumansIranKinesiology, AppliedLow Back PainLumbosacral RegionMaleMiddle AgedPain MeasurementProprioceptionProspective StudiesRange of Motion, ArticularKinesiotapeLow Back painPain level, disabilityProprioceptionSham

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PMID33213492
PMCPMC7678105
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