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

Sponsor

KTO Karatay University (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT04765670

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

4.1

Actual Duration (Months)

9.7

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

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.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Cervical Pain	Other: Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization Other: Kinesiotape Application	N/A

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.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

40 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

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

Actual Study Start Date :

Mar 1, 2021

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Jul 1, 2021

Actual Study Completion Date :

Jul 5, 2021

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization The instruments will be applied to the soft tissue at 30º-60º angles, with multi-directional "stroking" movements. Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization will be applied to the trapezius and sternocleidomastoideus muscles of the participants for 90 seconds.	Other: Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization Bilateral Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization application will be applied in a single session to the trapezius and sternocleideomastoideus muscles.
Experimental: Kinesiotape Application The application will be made from the insertion of the upper trapezoidal muscle to its origo . During taping, the patient will be allowed to sit in an upright position in a chair with a back, with the scapula fixed, without supporting the arms. Before taping, the patient will be positioned with the shoulder in adduction and the head in lateral flexion towards the contralateral side. The patient will be asked to perform shoulder abduction against resistance, and the insertion area of the upper trapezius fibers will be palpated. The initial 2-3 cm part of the band will be glued to the lateral of the acromion without stretching, after full (100%) stretching is applied to the 2-3 cm part of the band from the insertion area of the upper trapezoid fibers, the patient's head is rotated to the affected side and the arm part of the band is stretched along the muscle fibers. it will be glued up to the hairline without doing it.	Other: Kinesiotape Application Bilateral Kinesiotape application will be applied in a single session to the trapezius and sternocleideomastoideus muscles.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization

The instruments will be applied to the soft tissue at 30º-60º angles, with multi-directional "stroking" movements. Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization will be applied to the trapezius and sternocleidomastoideus muscles of the participants for 90 seconds.

Other: Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization

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

Experimental: Kinesiotape Application

The application will be made from the insertion of the upper trapezoidal muscle to its origo . During taping, the patient will be allowed to sit in an upright position in a chair with a back, with the scapula fixed, without supporting the arms. Before taping, the patient will be positioned with the shoulder in adduction and the head in lateral flexion towards the contralateral side. The patient will be asked to perform shoulder abduction against resistance, and the insertion area of the upper trapezius fibers will be palpated. The initial 2-3 cm part of the band will be glued to the lateral of the acromion without stretching, after full (100%) stretching is applied to the 2-3 cm part of the band from the insertion area of the upper trapezoid fibers, the patient's head is rotated to the affected side and the arm part of the band is stretched along the muscle fibers. it will be glued up to the hairline without doing it.

Other: Kinesiotape Application

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

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 45 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts 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

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	KTO Karatay University	Konya		Turkey	42020

Sponsors and Collaborators

KTO Karatay University

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Hasan Gerçek, KTO Karatay University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

KTO Karatay University

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT04765670

Other Study ID Numbers:

KaratayUH2

First Posted:

Feb 21, 2021

Last Update Posted:

Aug 3, 2021

Last Verified:

Feb 1, 2021

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Keywords provided by KTO Karatay University

Chronic cervical pain

Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization

Kinesiotape

Joint position sense

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Neck Pain

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Aug 3, 2021