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Not yet recruitingNCT06834750Updated Mar 21, 2025

The Application of Kinesio Taping Technique in the Early Upper Limb Functional Activities Induction of Hemiplegic Patients After Stroke

An interventional study of Experimental Group and Control group (placebo) in Cerebral Infarction Recovery, Rehabilitation Treatment and Upper Extremity Motor Function, sponsored by The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 30 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-03-21.

Primary conditionCerebral InfarctionRegistry: IschemiaReclassifiedWhy we changed it
Registry
Ischemia — the first condition term the registry derived for this study.
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Cerebral Infarction
Why
  1. The study's listed conditions name Cerebral Infarction, a narrower term within Ischemia.
Confidence
High: the new condition is named in the study's own listed conditions. Of 351 hand-checked studies reclassified this way, 68% were exactly right and 84% in the right disease family; the registry's first term was right for 5% (measured 2026-10-21). How we classify →
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Sponsored by The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Jan 2026, 10 months ago, but the record still lists the study as not yet recruiting.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
120
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
30 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

  1. To observe the inducing and promoting effect of kinesio taping technique on the recovery of upper limb function in early-stage stroke patients.
  2. To compare the different effects of kinesio tape and sports white tape on the induction and promotion of limb function in patients.
  3. To verify that kinesio taping technique is a safe and promotable technical means for stroke patients.
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Conditions studied

  • Cerebral Infarction Recovery
  • Rehabilitation Treatment
  • Upper Extremity Motor Function
  • Emg Biofeedback

Keywords

  • Ischemia
  • Necrosis
  • Brain Infarction
  • Brain Ischemia
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders
  • Brain Diseases
  • Central Nervous System Diseases
  • Nervous System Diseases
  • Stroke
  • Vascular Diseases
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Cerebral Infarction
  • Infarction
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In context

Cerebral Infarction Reclassified

219 studies on the registry are indexed under Cerebral Infarction; 46 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 120 is close to the median of 120 across 139 interventional studies indexed under Cerebral Infarction.

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Lead sponsor

The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine is the lead sponsor of 92 studies on the registry; 78 are open to participants now.

Compared within Cerebral Infarction, this study's primary condition as ClinicalTrials.gg classifies it; the registry's first condition term is Ischemia. The counts are of registry records indexed under each term, refreshed daily. How we classify →

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
30 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. The subjects voluntarily participated in the experiment and signed
  2. Diagnosed as a stroke patient
  3. No other major cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
  4. First new stroke
  5. After evaluation by evaluators, subjects had Brunnstrom stage \< 3

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. The subject's compliance was poor
  2. Increased muscle tone in the affected upper extremity
  3. Subjects with skin allergies
  4. Those who did not receive continuous treatment during the experiment
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
120 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Placebo comparator
    control group

    The control group was pasted with sports white tape.

    Other: Control group (placebo)

  • Experimental
    experimental group

    The experimental group received intramuscular patch therapy.

    Other: Experimental Group

Interventions

  • OtherExperimental Group

    The application methods of kinesiology tape for the experimental group are as follows: 1. Promoting supraspinatus muscle: Use an I-shaped tape (with natural tension). 2. Promoting the anterior fibers of the deltoid muscle: Use an I-shaped tape (with natural tension). 3. Promoting the posterior fibers of the deltoid muscle: Use an I-shaped tape (with natural tension).3. Promoting the posterior fibers of the deltoid muscle: Use an I-shaped tape (with natural tension). 4. Fixing the shoulder joint: Use an I-shaped tape (with moderate tension). 5. Inhibiting biceps brachii muscle / promoting triceps brachii muscle (depending on the patient's recovery stage and different functional impairments, different taping methods are used). 6. Promoting wrist extensor muscles / inhibiting wrist flexor muscles (depending on the patient's recovery stage and different functional impairments, different taping methods are used)

  • OtherControl group (placebo)

    The control group was pasted with sports white tape (the pasting method was the same as above, replaced with sports white tape).

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. To observe the inducing and promoting effect of kinesio taping technique on the recovery of upper limb function in early-stage stroke patients.

    Fugl-Meyer Functional Score (FMA) is evaluated, and the higher the score, the stronger the motor function.

    Time frame: Within 3 days of hospitalization, on the 1 day of discharge, one month after discharge

Secondary outcomes

  1. To compare the different effects of kinesio tape and sports white tape on the induction and promotion of limb function in patients.

    Fugl-Meyer Functional Score (FMA) is evaluated, and the higher the score, the stronger the motor function.

    Time frame: Within 3 days of hospitalization, on the 1 day of discharge, one month after discharge

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Study locations

1 site
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 21, 2025, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06834750
Lead sponsor
The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 19, 2025
Start date
Apr 1, 2025 (estimated)
Primary completion
Jan 1, 2026 (estimated)
Completion
May 31, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Mar 21, 2025

Study contacts

Yinkai Cheng
Contact
505184583@qq.com
+86-15067757337

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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