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Globus PharyngeusNCT04768205

The Efficacy of Kinesio Taping With Therapy in the Treatment of Globus Pharyngeus

A study testing Kinesio tape in people with Globus Pharyngeus, run by Prof. Dr. Cemil Tascıoglu Education and Research Hospital Organization at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

Official record
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Trial summary

Globus pharyngeus or sensation may be defined as a feeling of something a lump in the throat without dysphagia. Kinesio tex tape is a medical tap developed by Dr. Kase for therapeutic purposes and has been widely used in physical therapy applications in recent years. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years
Conditions the study is for
Globus Pharyngeus
What is being tested?
Kinesio tape
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
100 participants
Where
1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
30 Aug 2021to 30 Dec 2021
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • diagnosed with globus pharyngeus
  • 18 -65 years
  • give a consent form

Who cannot join

  • patients with dysphagia or odynophagia
  • laryngeal organic pathologies
  • pharyngeal organic pathologies
  • epiglottic retroversion
  • malignancy
  • pregnancy
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  • mental disorders
  • neurological disorders
  • major psychiatric disorders
  • give not a consent form

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Yavuz Atar, Asso Prof,MD contact

+905052123297

yavuzatar@gmail.com

Sevgi Atar, MD contact

+905052123296

sevgiatar@gmail.com

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
  • Prof Dr Cemil Tascioglu City Hospital

    Istanbul, 34384

    Yavuz Atar, Asso Prof,MD, +905052123297, yavuzatar@gmail.com

    Sevgi Atar, MD, +905052123296, sevgiatar@gmail.com

Other trials in Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Official title: The Efficacy of Kinesio Taping With Therapy in the Treatment of Globus Pharyngeus: a Randomized Sham-controlled Trial

Globus pharyngeus or sensation may be defined as a feeling of something a lump in the throat without dysphagia. Kinesio tex tape is a medical tap developed by Dr. Kase for therapeutic purposes and has been widely used in physical therapy applications in recent years. Although it is not a treatment with full consensus, the patient's complaints can be corrected with a small number of different therapy techniques or regulations on life.

Read the detailed description

We conducted a therapy program with kinesio taping on patients who diagnosed with globus pharyngeus for 8 session with sham kinesio taping controlled group. This study aimed to assess of efficacy of the kinesio taping with therapy on patients patients who diagnosed with globus pharyngeus.

Being tested
Kinesio tape
Keywords
kinesio taping, globus, globus pharyngeus, sensation, therapy
Medical subject headings
Globus Sensation

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Kinesio tapeDevice

    The Kinesio tex tape is a medical tape that had been certified and patented.

Study groups in NCT04768205
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Study groupActive comparatorThe therapy and Kinesio tex gold tape that was affixed to stretched and neck localised were applied
Receives: Device: Kinesio tape
Sham control groupPlacebo comparatorThe therapy and Kinesio tex gold tape that was affixed to different neck localised as no-stretched were applied
Receives: Device: Kinesio tape

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. The outcomes of Glasgow Edinburg Throat Scale

    It was assessed by Turkish validated Glasgow Edinburg Throat Scale that a self questionnaire in globus pharyngeus patients. The minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 7 per question. The high scores were worst low scores were good.

    Measured: Baseline

  2. The outcomes of Glasgow Edinburg Throat Scale

    It was assessed by Turkish validated Glasgow Edinburg Throat Scale that a self questionnaire in globus pharyngeus patients. The minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 7 per question. The high scores were worst low scores were good.

    Measured: 4 weeks

  3. The outcomes of Glasgow Edinburg Throat Scale

    It was assessed by Turkish validated Glasgow Edinburg Throat Scale that a self questionnaire in globus pharyngeus patients. The minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 7 per question. The high scores were worst low scores were good.

    Measured: 2 months

  4. The outcomes of Beck depression inventory

    It was assessed by Turkish validated depression inventory that a questionnaire about psychosocial situations. The minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 3 per question. The high scores were worst low scores were good.

    Measured: Baseline

  5. The outcomes of Beck depression inventory

    It was assessed by Turkish validated Beck depression inventory that a questionnaire about psychosocial situations. The minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 3 per question. The high scores were worst low scores were good.

    Measured: 4 weeks

  6. The outcomes of Beck depression inventory

    It was assessed by Turkish validated Beck depression inventory that a questionnaire about psychosocial situations. The minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 3 per question. The high scores were worst low scores were good.

    Measured: 2 months

  7. The outcomes of Beck anxiety inventory

    It was assessed by Turkish validated Beck anxiety inventory that a questionnaire about psychosocial situations. The minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 3 per question. The high scores were worst low scores were good.

    Measured: Baseline

  8. The outcomes of Beck anxiety inventory

    It was assessed by Turkish validated Beck anxiety inventory that a questionnaire about psychosocial situations. The minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 3 per question. The high scores were worst low scores were good.

    Measured: 4 weeks

  9. The outcomes of Beck anxiety inventory

    It was assessed by Beck anxiety inventory that a questionnaire about psychosocial situations. The minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 3 per question. The high scores were worst low scores were good.

    Measured: 2 months

  10. The visual analog scale

    The globus sense was assessed by visual analog scale. The minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 100 on a line as 100 millimetres . The high scores were worst low scores were good.

    Measured: Baseline

  11. The visual analog scale

    The globus sense was assessed by visual analog scale. The minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 100 on a line as 100 millimetres. The high scores were worst low scores were good.

    Measured: 4 weeks

  12. The visual analog scale

    The globus sense was assessed by visual analog scale. The minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 100 on a line as 100 millimetres. The high scores were worst low scores were good.

    Measured: 2 months

Secondary outcomes (11)
  1. Eating Assessment Tool

    The Turkish validated questionnaire consists of 10 questions that scores are from 0 to 40. Low score is better, higher score is worse.

    Measured: Baseline

  2. Eating Assessment Tool

    The Turkish validated questionnaire consists of 10 questions that scores are from 0 to 40. Low score is better, higher score is worse.

    Measured: 4 weeks

  3. Eating Assessment Tool

    The Turkish validated questionnaire consists of 10 questions that scores are from 0 to 40. Low score is better, higher score is worse.

    Measured: 2 months

  4. The outcomes of voice handicap index - 10

    It was assessed by Turkish validated voice handicap index - 10 that a self questionnaire in patients. The minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 4 per question. The high scores were worst low scores were good.

    Measured: Baseline

  5. The outcomes of voice handicap index - 10

    It was assessed by Turkish validated voice handicap index - 10 that a self questionnaire in patients. The minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 4 per question. The high scores were worst low scores were good.

    Measured: 4 weeks

  6. The outcomes of voice handicap index - 10

    It was assessed by Turkish validated voice handicap index - 10 that a self questionnaire in patients. The minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 4 per question. The high scores were worst low scores were good.

    Measured: 2 months

  7. The outcomes of reflux symptom index

    The laryngopharyngeal reflux was assessed by Turkish validated reflux symptom index - 10 that a self questionnaire in patients. The minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 5 per question. The high scores were worst low scores were good.

    Measured: Baseline

  8. The outcomes of reflux symptom index

    The laryngopharyngeal reflux was assessed by Turkish validated reflux symptom index - 10 that a self questionnaire in patients. The minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 5 per question. The high scores were worst low scores were good.

    Measured: 4 weeks

  9. The outcomes of reflux symptom index

    The laryngopharyngeal reflux was assessed by Turkish validated reflux symptom index - 10 that a self questionnaire in patients. The minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 5 per question. The high scores were worst low scores were good.

    Measured: 2 months

  10. Penetration and aspiration scale

    The scale consists of 8 levels for assessment of penetration and aspiration. The scores are from 0 to 8. Low score is better, higher score is worse.

    Measured: Baseline

  11. Yale pharyngeal residue severity rating scale

    The scale consists of 5 assessment units for pharyngeal residue. The scores are from 1 to 5. Low score is better, higher score is worse.

    Measured: Baseline

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted24 Feb 2021
  2. Study start30 Aug 2021 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion30 Dec 2021 (estimated)
  4. Study completion30 Dec 2021 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
100 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04768205
Sponsor's protocol ID
60
Status last verified
Jul 2021
First submitted
20 Feb 2021
Last updated
29 Jul 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Khalil HS, Bridger MW, Hilton-Pierce M, Vincent J. The use of speech therapy in the treatment of globus pharyngeus patients. A randomised controlled trial. Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol (Bord). 2003;124(3):187-90.

    PubMed 14725135
  • Morris D, Jones D, Ryan H, Ryan CG. The clinical effects of Kinesio(R) Tex taping: A systematic review. Physiother Theory Pract. 2013 May;29(4):259-70. doi: 10.3109/09593985.2012.731675. Epub 2012 Oct 22.

    PubMed 23088702

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Kinesio tape in people with Globus Pharyngeus, run by Prof. Dr. Cemil Tascıoglu Education and Research Hospital Organization at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 10 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Jul 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Yavuz Atar, Asso Prof,MD (+905052123297, yavuzatar@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

The outcomes of Glasgow Edinburg Throat Scale (time frame: Baseline). The study lists 12 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04768205, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 29 Jul 2021.

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