Tape trick eases back pain and improves balance in stiff spine disease
NCT ID NCT07348939
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether kinesiology tape, applied to the back and shoulders, can reduce pain and improve posture, balance, and breathing in people with ankylosing spondylitis. 63 adults with the condition took part. The tape was compared with routine home exercises to see if it offered extra benefits.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- kinesiology tape
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to reduce pain and improve movement for people with ankylosing spondylitis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with no phase designation. The results may not apply to everyone, and the tape's effects might be modest or temporary.
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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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63 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Finished
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Jan 2024
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 years and older
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients over 18 years of age, who had been diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis Exclusion Criteria: Patients with * active malignancies * active cellulitis and any infections, * open wounds * deep vein thrombosis * any chronic pulmonary disease, * fever of unknown origin * carotid arterial disease, * vestibular and orthopedic pathologies, affecting balance.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital
Bursa, Yildirim, 16310, Turkey (Türkiye)
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