Tape away pregnancy pain? study tests kinesiotaping for pelvic girdle pain
NCT ID NCT07292701
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether kinesiotaping, a drug-free elastic tape, can relieve pelvic girdle pain in pregnant women. 72 participants wore the tape for five days, and researchers measured pain levels before and after. The goal was to see if this simple, no-side-effect approach could improve pain and quality of life during pregnancy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Kinesio tape
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer pregnant women a drug-free way to manage pelvic pain without side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study without a control group, so results may not be reliable or apply to all pregnant women. The tape may not work for 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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72 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- 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 36 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: * Age: 18-36 years old. * Gestational age: 10-34 week of pregnancy. * Low back pain experienced anywhere from T12 to the gluteal fold without leg pain, and at least moderate pain intensity (scoring ≥4 on visual analogue scale) * At least one positive test out of three applied, which are Long Dorsal Ligament Test (modified for pregnant women), Posterior Pelvic Pain Provocation (4P), and Trendelenburg test (modified for pregnant women). * Negative Straight Leg Raise test Exclusion Criteria: * History of abortion * pregnancy of twins * previous of pelvic injury. * Skin previous injury in the lumbosacral area. * Positive Straight Leg Raise test * Negative diagnostic tests for pelvic girdle pain * Chronic pelvic diseases. * History of allergies to material of kinesiotape.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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out-patient clinic, faculty of physical therapy, Cairo university
Cairo, Egypt
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