Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0544093490
Study information
Scientific title
A pilot study to assess the effectiveness of adhesive taping in the management of patients with acute and chronic neck pain
Acronym
Study hypothesis
The proposed pilot study aims to determine the effectiveness of taping in providing symptomatic relief for patients with neck pain. Neck pain and stiffness is reported in 26-71% of the adult population at some point in their lifetime and thus has significant socioeconomic implications. There is little evidence to support the effectiveness of physiotherapy in the management of this patient population and whilst taping is widely used in clinical practice in patients with neck pain, an extensive literature search has failed to reveal the existence of any research to support its use in this patient group. It is proposed therefore to undertake a study to investigate the effect of taping in patients with acute and chronic neck pain with respect to pain, range of movement, neural tension, muscle activity and disability.
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Musculoskeletal Diseases: Neck pain
Intervention
Patients will be randomly assigned to a taping or placebo taping group and will be required to attend twice a week for 2 weeks with a 1, 3 and 12 month follow-up. If successful the findings of this pilot study will lead to the undertaking of a randomised controlled trial.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
04/08/2000
Overall trial end date
04/08/2003
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
20 subjects aged 18-80
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
20
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
04/08/2000
Recruitment end date
04/08/2003
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Addenbrooke's NHS Trust
Cambridge
CB2 2QQ
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health (UK)
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
Cambridge Consortium - Addenbrooke's (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary