Kinesiotaping in Trauma

Recruiting now · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Fracture Rib, Acromioclavicular Joint Dislocation, Fracture Clavicle, Fracture, Proximal Humeral

In brief

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 facts

Study ID

NCT05976256

Run by

Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis

People needed

387

Starts

2023-12-11

Expected to finish

2026-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2025-05-31

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• ≥18 years
• Acute injury (occurred <24 hours ago)
• Single shoulder or chest wall injury, which includes one of the following injuries:
• rib fracture
• disruption of the AC-joint Tossy type 1 and 2
• not or hardly dislocated fracture of the clavicle
• Not or hardly dislocated fracture of the r proximal humeral fracture

You may not qualify if…

• • Patients younger than 18 years
• Incapacitated persons
• Refusal of participation
• Intubation indication
• Decrease of Consciousness
• Hemodynamic instability
• 3 or more rib fractures
• Rib fracture rib 1-3
• Indication for surgery
• Hospitalization required
• Presence of a haemo- or pneumothorax with chest drain indication
• Already known with allergy for adhesive tape
• Patients with very thin or loose skin on the applicable body part
• Skin infection/irritation or open wound on the applicable body part
• Patients who do not speak Dutch or English

Where it is running

• Mireille Bakker — Amsterdam, Netherlands (enrolling)

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