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Kinesiotaping in Trauma
Sponsor: Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis
Summary
Rationale: Patients with acute traumatic injury to the shoulder or chest wall in de Emergency Department (ED) usually have intense pain. The patient normally is treated with oral analgesics as standard care and in shoulder injury with a sling. Pain of the shoulder or chest wall increases with movement of the affected arm and chest. Kinesiotaping is offered regularly as an additional pain treatment, but there is no hard evidence about its effectiveness. A randomized pilot study in OLVG (Bakker 2022) showed the pain decreasing more when using kinesiotaping comparing to no tape. However, a placebo-effect could not be ruled out and the pilot data need confirmation in a large cohort of patients to study the effectiveness of additional treatment with kinesiotaping in terms of pain, comfort and patient satisfaction.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
387
Start Date
2023-12-11
Completion Date
2026-12-31
Last Updated
2025-05-31
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Kinesio taping
Kinesio tape is a thin, elastic tape that applies pressure to the skin (because of the elasticity of the tape), reducing pain by reducing nociceptive stimulation.
sham tape (leukotape classic)
leuko tape classic is used in this study to explore the possible placebo effect of kinesiotape
standard treatment
standard treatment is the treatment with oral analgesics and a sling (if shoulder injury)
Locations (1)
Mireille Bakker
Amsterdam, Netherlands