Kinesio taping to help arm recovery after stroke
Tests kinesio taping on arm movement in adults recovering from stroke.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine
- Where
- Yiwu, ChinaSee the site
- Trial code
- Registry title
- The Application of Kinesio Taping Technique in the Early Upper Limb Functional Activities Induction of Hemiplegic Patients After Stroke
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- People taking part
- 120 people, planned
- Started
- 1 Apr 2025
- Planned end
- 31 May 2026
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets a placebo (a dummy treatment), for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Experimental Group
- Control group (placebo)
- Record updated
- 21 March 2025
Who can take part
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adults aged 30 to 80 who had a first new stroke and have weakness in one arm. It tests kinesio tape for early arm recovery.
- Age
- 30 to 80 years
- Sex
- All sexes can join.
- Disease stage
- First new stroke, with Brunnstrom stage below 3 after assessment by an evaluator.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Other major heart or brain blood vessel diseases
- Increased muscle tone in the affected arm
- Skin allergies
- Poor compliance with the trial
- No continuous treatment during the trial
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- The subjects voluntarily participated in the experiment and signed informed consent
- Diagnosed as a stroke patient
- No other major cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
- First new stroke
- After evaluation by evaluators, subjects had Brunnstrom stage < 3
Who cannot take part
- Subjects with skin allergies
- The subject's compliance was poor
- Increased muscle tone in the affected upper extremity
- Those who did not receive continuous treatment during the experiment
Check if you might fit
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 30 and 80 years old?
Where in China
- 4th Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, ChinaYiwu, ChinaContact: Yinkai ChengNo longer taking part
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
1. To observe the inducing and promoting effect of kinesio taping technique on the recovery of upper limb function in early-stage stroke patients. 2. To compare the different effects of kinesio tape and sports white tape on the induction and promotion of limb function in patients. 3. To verify that kinesio taping technique is a safe and promotable technical means for stroke patients.
The 2 groups in the trial
- control groupPlacebo, for comparison
The control group was pasted with sports white tape.
Treatment: Control group (placebo)
- experimental groupTreatment being tested
The experimental group received intramuscular patch therapy.
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- The Application of Kinesio Taping Technique in the Early Upper Limb Functional Activities Induction of Hemiplegic Patients After Stroke
- Plain-language title
- Kinesio taping to help arm recovery after strokeGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT06834750, who can take part
- Record updated
- 21 March 2025