Investigation of the Effectiveness of Kinesiological Taping in Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

Launched by SULTAN ABDULHAMID HAN TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL, ISTANBUL, TURKEY · May 23, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying the effects of kinesiological taping, a technique where special tape is applied to the skin, in helping people with Cubital Tunnel Syndrome. This condition occurs when a nerve in the elbow is compressed, leading to pain and discomfort. The trial will involve participants who are between 18 and 65 years old and have been diagnosed with this syndrome. They will be placed into three different groups: one group will do exercises, another will do exercises along with kinesiological taping, and the last group will do exercises with a type of tape that doesn’t have any effect (called sham taping). Researchers will check how well these treatments work by assessing the participants at the 1st and 3rd months after a 3-week treatment period.

To be eligible for this trial, participants need to have a certain level of pain, as measured on a simple scale, and must be willing to consent to join the study. However, those with certain medical conditions, such as diabetes or active cancer, or who have had recent surgeries or injuries to the elbow, won’t be able to participate. This study is currently looking for new participants, and anyone who joins will have a chance to see if kinesiological taping can help improve their symptoms.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Aged between 18 and 65 years
• • Patients with at least 3 points of pain according to the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS)
• • Patients diagnosed with Cubital Tunnel Syndrome via Electroneuromyography (ENMG)
• • Literate
• • Willing to consent to participate in the study
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Having any secondary entrapment neuropathy such as diabetes, inflammatory arthritis, or hypothyroidism
• • Pregnancy
• • Active cancer presence
• • Skin infection, burns, wounds, or scars on the forearm
• • History of elbow trauma
• • Cervical radiculopathy or brachial plexopathy
• • Polyneuropathy
• • Having previously undergone Cubital Tunnel decompression surgery
• • Having received a corticosteroid injection into the Cubital Tunnel within the last 3 months
• • Illiterate
• • Not consenting to participate in the study