Application of an Exercise Program Versus Exercise Plus Manual Therapy in the Treatment of Adhesive Capsulitis.

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Capsulitis of Shoulder; Frozen Shoulder
• Interventions: Other: manual therapy and exercises (experimental group) or only exercises (control group) in people with frozen shoulder

• Registration Number: NCT06497348
• Lead Sponsor: University of Alcala

Brief Summary

The main objective is to evaluate whether a treatment program combining manual therapy (joint mobilization) and exercise is more effective in the treatment of adhesive capsulitis than an exercise program applied in isolation.

The researchers will compare both groups (experimental group and control group) using the different techniques.

During the sessions, mobility will be evaluated with a goniometer and data will be recorded to monitor progress, maintaining a confidential record of the data.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-06-17
• Status Verified: 2024-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-07-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-07-04
• Study First Posted: 2024-07-11
• Last Update Posted: 2024-07-11
• Study Start: 2024-07-15
• Primary Completion: 2024-11-10
• Study Completion: 2024-12-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 108

Inclusion Criteria

• men and women from 40 to 60 years old, whether or not they carry out physical activity
• intervention through therapeutic exercise and/or joint mobility.

Exclusion Criteria

• children
• older people
• people with previous shoulder pathology
• people with cognitive impairment who cannot complete questionnaires
• treatment that does not include exercise or joint mobility
• treatment with machines.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
experimental group	manual therapy and exercises (experimental group) or only exercises (control group) in people with frozen shoulder	The experimental group will receive mobilization treatment and exercises, while the control group will receive only exercises. Weekly one-hour sessions will be held, from Monday to Friday, with two times available for each patient. Changes in pain, mobility and functionality will be recorded in an Excel document to monitor progress. To the experimental group, treated by physiotherapists who know the pathology, Maitland mobilization techniques will be applied, focused on passive neural and joint mobilizations. Flexion-extension, abduction-adduction, and external and internal rotation movements will be performed.
control group	manual therapy and exercises (experimental group) or only exercises (control group) in people with frozen shoulder	The control group, treated by physiotherapists who will blindly evaluate the patients, will only be prescribed exercises, the same as the experimental group.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
evaluation of the improvement of shoulder mobility in patients with adhesive capsulitis by performing by an exercise program, mobilization or boths techniques.	3-4 months	study and measure if there is improvement in adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder with the proposed exercise programs versus exercise plus manual therapy in 108 subjects, 54 subjects in each group and a descriptive analysis of the data will be carried out, examining the initial homogeneity between the groups. in terms of the variables age, sex, pain, range of motion and functionality. The Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) questionnaire and the visual analogue scale (VAS) will be used to assess pain.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Facultad de Enfermeria y Fisioterapia de la Universidad de Alcalá de Henares; 🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain