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Tape your bunion pain away? new study tests simple sticky fix

NCT ID NCT07589829

Symptom relief Sponsor: Muhammed Burak Örten Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looked at whether adding kinesio taping to a home exercise program helps people with mild-to-moderate bunions (hallux valgus). Fifty adults were split into two groups: one did exercises plus weekly tape applications for four weeks, the other did exercises alone. Researchers measured pain, foot angle, and walking ability to see if the tape made a difference.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Kinesio Taping (a special elastic tape applied to the foot)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, non-drug way to ease pain and improve walking for people with bunion deformities.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed study with only 50 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The tape is a temporary aid, not a fix for the underlying bone deformity.

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Study facts

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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

50 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Dec 2024

Finished

Dec 2025

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a government body.

Who can take part

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

Ages

18 to 65 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Women and men between the ages of 18-65 * People with mild or moderate stage hallux valgus * People with VAS 3 and above Exclusion Criteria: * Neuromuscular diseases that limit clinical exercise, uncontrolled psychiatric diseases or cognitive-cognitive disorders * Patients who have received physiotherapy to the foot area in the last 6 months * Presence of uncontrolled systemic diseases * Malignancy * Infection * High fever * Acute inflammatory rheumatic diseases * Acute peripheral vascular diseases * Patients with previous foot surgery * Patients with skin lesions in the foot area * Patients with rheumatoid arthritis * Patients without cooperation and compliance * Patients who did not agree to participate in the study * Patients with foot osteoarthritis * Patients with gouty arthritis * Patients allergic to kinesio tape material * Patients with hallux rigidus * Other lower extremity alignment disorders (genu varum/valgum, developmental hip dysplasia etc.) * People who have a history of using foot orthosis

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Hallux Valgus

As listed by the trial registrant

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Hallux valgus

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Kayseri City Hospital

    Kayseri, Kocasinan, Turkey (Türkiye)

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