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Can a simple tape boost shoulder surgery recovery?

NCT ID NCT07375927

Symptom relief Sponsor: Olcay Yavuz Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Cancelled before anyone took part.

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This study looks at whether adding kinesio taping to standard rehab after rotator cuff surgery helps reduce pain and improve shoulder function. Fifty adults aged 18 to 70 who had surgery for a torn rotator cuff are randomly assigned to get either standard rehab alone or standard rehab plus kinesio taping for three weeks. Pain and function are measured using standard scales during follow-up.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Kinesio taping (a type of elastic tape applied to the skin)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could provide a simple, low-cost addition to standard rehab to help people recover more comfortably after rotator cuff surgery.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The tape is an add-on, so any benefit may be modest and not a replacement for standard care.

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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

52 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Dec 2025

Finished

Jul 2026

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

18 to 70 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals aged between 18 and 70 years * Patients with clinical suspicion of rotator cuff tear on physical examination and a diagnosis established by magnetic resonance imaging, with intraoperative confirmation * Patients with at least two positive impingement tests on physical examination (Jobe, Hawkins-Kennedy, Neer) * Patients without a diagnosed psychiatric disorder * Patients without a history or current diagnosis of cervical pathology * Patients with a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score of 3 or higher for at least 3 months prior to surgery * Patients able to participate regularly in postoperative follow-up for a period of one year * Patients who agree to participate voluntarily and provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * History of shoulder dislocation * History of fracture involving the shoulder or surrounding structures * Inability to comply with postoperative treatment or attend regular follow-up visits * Known skin hypersensitivity or allergy to kinesio taping * Known rheumatologic or neurological disease * History of previous shoulder or peri-shoulder surgery * Presence of cervical disc pathology

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Pain, Postoperative Rotator Cuff Injuries rotator cuff syndrome Shoulder Pain

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Post operative pain Rotator cuff tears Shoulder pain

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital

    Istanbul, 34785, Turkey (Türkiye)

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