Tape or no tape? small study tests extra help for loose, painful wrists
NCT ID NCT07639918
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 09, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether adding kinesio taping to routine physical therapy (like TENS, ice, splints, and exercises) can improve pain, range of motion, and daily function in people with wrist joint hypermobility. Thirty-eight adults aged 18 to 40 with chronic wrist pain and limited extension will be split into two groups: one gets therapy alone, the other gets therapy plus taping, three times a week for eight weeks. Researchers will measure pain, disability, and motion before and after treatment.
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
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, low-cost addition to physical therapy that helps people with wrist hypermobility feel less pain and move better.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 38 participants. The results may not apply to everyone, and the added benefit of taping over therapy alone might be small or absent.
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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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38 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Finished
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Jun 2026
- 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 40 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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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: * Male and female participants * Aged 18 to 40 years. * Beighton score greater than or equal to 4 either less than 4 with positive family history of hypermobility * Intermittent or persistent wrist pain in one or both hands for more than 3 years. * Passive range of motion less than 50 degree in wrist extension Exclusion Criteria: * Surgical history on wrist joint and upper limb in past 12 months. * Inflammatory and infectious joint diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, wrist OA. * Acute trauma or neurological conditions including radiculopathy, plexopathy, tunnel syndromes. * Current or past use of splints or pain-related medications. * Medication influencing joint mobility including corticosteroids, HRT, lipid-lowering drugs. * Pregnant women and those less than 1 year postpartum
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Lahore Teaching Hospital
Lahore, Punjab Province, 55150, Pakistan