Stepped physiotherapy for persistent shoulder pai

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Shoulder pain; Rotator cuff related shoulder pain; Rotator cuff tendinopathy; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12624000163505
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Otago

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-02-21
• Last Update Posted: 5 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

(i) Men and women, age greater or equal to 18 years; (ii) pain duration 3 months or greater (as those with persistent pain account for most of the health system costs for shoulder pain); (iii) shoulder pain attributed to a rotator cuff related shoulder pain (rotator cuff syndrome) using valid diagnostic criteria.

Exclusion Criteria

(i) Past shoulder surgery, glenohumeral dislocation or fracture; (ii) known systemic inflammatory disorders, for example rheumatoid arthritis; (iii) cervical movement affecting shoulder pain; (iv) clinically suspected massive full thickness rotator cuff tears or frozen shoulder; (v) steroid injection for shoulder pain within the past 3 months.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Shoulder-related pain & disability (composite)[Shoulder Disabilities of Arm, Hand & Shoulder (QuickDASH) Baseline; <br>6 weeks, 3 months (primary outcome), 6 months, 12 months following the first physiotherapy session]