An interventional study of Kinesio taping and Exercise in Migraine and Kinesio Taping, sponsored by Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. Recruiting at 1 site in Turkey. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-01-12.
Sponsored by Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
Migraine is a common episodic headache disorder accompanied by neurological, gastrointestinal and autonomic changes.Migraine symptoms have a wide range, neck pain is seen in most migraine attacks, and accompanying neck pain is considered one of the important factors that increase migraine-related disability. It has been shown that various physical therapy methods applied to migraine patients with cervical myofascial pain reduce migraine pain and analgesic needs. One of the methods used in myofascial pain syndrome is kinesio taping and the effectiveness of cervical area applications has been shown in different studies.In this study, it was planned to examine the effect of kinesio taping applied to cervical trigger points on migraine symptoms in migraine patients.
The annual prevalence of migraine is approximately 15% and it is the second most common neurological disease worldwide. Migraine symptoms have a wide range, neck pain is seen in most migraine attacks, and accompanying neck pain is considered one of the important factors that increase migraine-related disability. In myofascial pain syndrome, active trigger points are considered as the source of pain and the treatment goal is to relax and inhibit these trigger points. It has been shown that various physical therapy methods applied to migraine patients with cervical myofascial pain reduce migraine pain and analgesic needs. In a study conducted with forty migraine patients, a significant decrease in headache parameters was reported with dry needling applied to the sternocleidomastoid muscle immediately after the procedure and at 1-month follow-up. Similarly, in migraine patients who received local anesthetic injection and topical analgesic treatment for cervical myofascial pain in addition to migraine prophylaxis, a decrease in attack frequency, severity and analgesic need was found compared to the control group.Kinesio taping is one of the most preferred conservative treatments for pain originating from the musculoskeletal system, and it is suggested that it provides an increase in blood and lymphatic flow by applying tension force on the skin with its elastic structure, and provides muscle relaxation with proprioceptive stimulation. In this study, it was planned to examine the effect of kinesiology taping applied to the cervical region on migraine symptoms in migraine patients.
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Kinesio taping will be applied to the bilateral upper trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscles by an experienced practitioner, once a week for 4 weeks. Cervical stretching and strengthening exercises home program
Other: Kinesio taping · Other: Exercise
Sham taping will be applied to the bilateral upper trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscles once a week for 4 weeks, using patch tape of the same color as kinesio tape. Cervical stretching and strengthening exercises home program
Other: Exercise · Other: Sham taping
Cervical stretching and strengthening exercises home program
Other: Exercise
therapeutic tape application
Cervical stretching and strengthening exercises home program
patch tape application
headache index (HI)
HI is calculate as mean migraine days per month (30 days) × mean migraine duration (h/day) × mean intensity (0-10 numeric rating scale).
Time frame: 3 months
Migraine day
A migraine day is defined as the day on which migraine with or without aura or possible migraine occurs.
Time frame: 3 months
number of migraine days per month (30 days/month)
number of migraine days per month (30 days/month)
Time frame: 3 months
migraine duration
Migraine pain duration (hour)
Time frame: 3 months
numeric rating scale
The numeric rating scale (NRS) is a validated subjective measure for pain, scored in the 0-10 range (0:no pain; 10: worst pain).
Time frame: 3 months
The Migraine Disability Assessment Test
This scale is used to evaluate headache-related disability in migraine patients. Accordingly, 0-5 points; Stage 1, 6-10 points; Stage 2; 11-20 points; Stage 3; Scores of 21 points and above are classified as Stage 4, and as the stage increases, the severity of disability increases.
Time frame: 3 months
hospital anxiety and depression scale
This scale is used to screen for anxiety and depression in individuals with physical illnesses.The scale consists of a total of 14 questions, 7 of which are anxiety and 7 depression, to be answered on a four-point Likert scale. A score above 10 for anxiety and 7 points for depression is considered significant.
Time frame: 3 months
24-Hour Migraine Quality of Life Questionnaire (24-Hr MQoLQ)
A 24-Hour Migraine Quality of Life Questionnaire (24-Hr MQoLQ) is a scale to measure the decrease of quality of life of a person within the past 24 hours after suffering of an acute migraine and taking migraine medication.The scale consists of 15 Likert-type questions scored in the range of 0-5, with higher scores indicating more deterioration in quality of life.
Time frame: 3 months
Cervical range of motion
Cervical joint range of motion measurement with inclinometer (includes flexion, extension, lateral flexion and rotations)
Time frame: 3 months
Pressure pain threshold
Pain pressure threshold (PPT) is used to measure deep muscular tissue sensitivity. Algometer is used in the measurement and low values are interpreted in favor of increased sensitivity.
Time frame: 3 months
Plan to share: No — no data sharing planned
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