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Can colored tape ease elbow pain? new study investigates

NCT ID NCT07001111

Symptom relief Sponsor: Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looks at whether kinesio taping, a special elastic tape applied to the elbow, can reduce pain from cubital tunnel syndrome when added to nerve-gliding exercises. About 36 adults with confirmed cubital tunnel syndrome will be split into three groups: exercise only, exercise plus real taping, or exercise plus fake taping. Researchers will measure pain levels and nerve size at 1 and 3 months after a 3-week treatment period.

What this could mean

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Active substance
kinesio taping
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, non-drug way to ease pain and improve function for people with cubital tunnel syndrome.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage trial with only 36 participants. The taping is added to exercise, so any benefit may be modest or due to a placebo effect.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 36 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Apr 2025

Expected to finish

Feb 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 65 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged between 18 and 65 years * Patients with at least 3 points of pain according to the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) * Patients diagnosed with Cubital Tunnel Syndrome via Electroneuromyography (ENMG) * Literate * Willing to consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Having any secondary entrapment neuropathy such as diabetes, inflammatory arthritis, or hypothyroidism * Pregnancy * Active cancer presence * Skin infection, burns, wounds, or scars on the forearm * History of elbow trauma * Cervical radiculopathy or brachial plexopathy * Polyneuropathy * Having previously undergone Cubital Tunnel decompression surgery * Having received a corticosteroid injection into the Cubital Tunnel within the last 3 months * Illiterate * Not consenting to participate in the study

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cubital tunnel syndrome ulnar neuropathy

As listed by the trial registrant

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Cubital tunnel syndrome Kinesio taping Ulnar neuropathies

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Health Sciences University

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Istanbul, Uskudar, 34100, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Sultan 2. Abdülhamid Han Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi

    RECRUITING

    Istanbul, Üsküdar, 34668, Turkey (Türkiye)

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