Tape your way to less knee pain? new study tests kinesiotaping for meniscus tears
NCT ID NCT07574307
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether kinesiotaping, a special elastic tape applied to the skin, can reduce pain and improve function in people with isolated meniscus injuries. 75 adults aged 18-50 with knee pain lasting over 2 weeks will be randomly assigned to receive either kinesiotaping or sham taping, plus exercise. The goal is to see if the tape's tension technique offers real benefits beyond a placebo effect.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- kinesiotaping
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to ease knee pain and improve daily function for people with meniscus injuries.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 75 participants. The effect may be small or no better than sham taping, and results may not apply to everyone with knee problems.
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Study facts
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- 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 75 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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
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- Ages
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18 to 50 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Ages 18-50 * Knee pain lasting longer than 2 weeks * Having a diagnosis of isolated meniscus injury (grade 1, 2 or 3 meniscus degeneration) confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) * Not having undergone knee surgery in the last 6 months * Not having received intraarticular injections in the knee area * Being willing to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Trauma history * Anterior or posterior cruciate ligament injury * Collateral ligament injuries * Advanced knee osteoarthritis * Rheumatic or neurological disease * Allergy or skin condition to kinesiotape * History of intraarticular injection * Neuromuscular dysfunction * Rheumatological disease * Cognitive dysfunction
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bandırma Onyedi Eylul University Faculty of Medicine
RECRUITINGBalıkesir, Turkey (Türkiye)
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