Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0436154190
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
To investigate the effectiveness of the taping procedure on pain and function in these types of patients
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Single blind pilot study
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Not Specified
Patient information sheet
Condition
Musculoskeletal Diseases: Neck and arm pain
Intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Outcome measures to be used are a visual analogue scale and the neck disability index
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/07/2004
Overall trial end date
01/09/2004
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Convenience sample of patients with neck and arm pain attending the Neurosurgery clinic of Mr Nick Phillips (Neurosurgeon).
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
Target Recruitment: 26
Participant exclusion criteria
Known skin conditions or tape allergies, diabetes mellitus, pregnancy, known congenital abnormality of the nervous system, rheumatoid arthritis
Recruitment start date
01/07/2004
Recruitment end date
01/09/2004
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Colton
Leeds
LS
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7307 2622
dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (UK), NHS R&D Support Funding
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
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list