Den här översättningen är inte klar ännu. Den här sidan är just nu på engelska.

Gå till den engelska sidan

Cure My Disease

Don't miss your cure!

 Log in / Sign up

Can stretching and taping cure Rowers' back pain?

NCT ID NCT05939609

Symptom relief Sponsor: Istanbul Nisantasi University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

What the study statuses mean

This study's is highlighted.

Recruitment status, easiest to join first

Recruiting now
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed This study
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

When the status isn't known

Details not published
The full record has not been published yet, so there is little to show here.
Status unknown
This status has not been confirmed recently, so it may be out of date.

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether hamstring exercises and kinesiotaping can reduce low back pain in elite male rowers aged 14–18. Sixty participants received one of three treatments four times a week for 12 weeks. Researchers measured muscle stiffness, pain levels, and athletic performance to see which approach works best.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Ballistic stretching, extender exercises, and kinesiotaping
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a simple, drug-free way to reduce low back pain and improve performance in young rowers.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed trial with only 60 male adolescents, so results may not apply to other groups. The interventions are low-risk but effects may be modest.

This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.

Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

60 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Aug 2023

Finished

May 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

14 to 18 years

Sex

Male participants only

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Being between ages 14 and 18 and male gender * Having been rowing at an elite level for at least one year with a professional team * Having pain 3/10 or higher on NPRS * Participating to the study in a voluntary basis. Exclusion Criteria: * Having limitation in lower extremity range of motion that limits completion of interventions * Having a musculoskeletal injury involving the lower extremity in the last 6 months. * Having undergone a operation in the last 6 months. * Failing to complete any of interventions. * Wanting to quit from study.

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Athletic injuries are added.

Vår säkerhetsrekommendation!

Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Athletic Injuries Low Back Pain

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Athletic injuries Low back pain

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • İstanbul Nisantasi University

    Istanbul, Maslak, 34398, Turkey (Türkiye)

More trials for these conditions

Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.