Tape your way to better PMS days? new study tests kinesio taping for mood and pain
NCT ID NCT07155720
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether kinesio taping, a stretchy tape applied to the skin, can reduce premenstrual syndrome (PMS) symptoms and boost happiness and quality of life. Researchers will compare real taping to a sham (fake) taping in 42 women over 18 who have regular cycles and score high on a PMS scale. It is a small, early-stage trial, so results are uncertain.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- kinesio taping (a type of elastic therapeutic tape applied to the skin)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to reduce PMS symptoms and improve well-being.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early study with only 42 participants. The effect may be small or no better than a placebo, and results may not apply to everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 42 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 to 45 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Being 18 years of age or older * Scoring at least 110 on the Premenstrual Syndrome Scale * Having regular menstrual cycles between 28 and 35 days * Not having any psychiatric diagnoses and not using psychiatric medications * Not having any serious chronic diseases (e.g., diabetes, thyroid disease, cardiovascular disease) * Being willing to participate in the study and open to communication * Not using oral contraceptives Exclusion Criteria: * Having been diagnosed with an allergic skin disease * Being pregnant * Having a history of allergy to kinesio tape * Having a diagnosed psychiatric disorder * Regularly using kinesio tape * Having serious chronic illnesses * Student groups taught by the practitioner and the researcher * Voluntarily withdrawing from the study
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