Short-term Efficacy of Interferential Current Electro-massage on Self-perceived Pain and Function in Subjects With Subacromial Pain Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Subacromial Pain Syndrome
- Sponsor
- University of Seville
- Enrollment
- 56
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Pain level, assessed by Visual Analogue Scale
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 8 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Objectives: Establishing and validating an electrotherapy procedure with interferential current (IFC) application using electro-massage on patients who have undergone acromioplasty surgery. To evaluate the possible decrease in pain perception and improvement of functionality following surgical intervention.
Design: Randomized, single blind clinical trial. Subjects: 18-patients, aged 18 to 65, with a similar distribution of male and female participants Methods: 10-patients will be enrolled in the experimental group and 8 patients as the control group. Both groups of patients will undergo six physiotherapy sessions (three times a week). The experimental group will undergo a treatment consisting of electro-massage with constant voltage (CV) IFC bipolar application, 4000 Hz carrier current and 100 Hz amplitude modulated frequency (AMF). Two 48 cm2 electrodes will be used. Session length with electrotherapy will be approximately ten minutes.
Investigators
Alberto Marcos Heredia-Rizo
Assistant Professor
University of Seville
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •patients having undergone acromioplasty surgery in the three months prior to the first day of Physiotherapy treatment
Exclusion Criteria
- •Value equal to or less than 45 in Personal Psychological Apprehension Scale, showing any absolute contraindication for Physiotherapy or Electrotherapy treatment, fear or apprehension for Electrotherapy application, not signing informed consent, showing alterations in local level sensitivity (cervical-scapulohumeral complex), showing bone fracture associated with SCS, having been applied local infiltration with corticoids following surgery and having started Physiotherapy treatment before signing informed consent.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Pain level, assessed by Visual Analogue Scale
Time Frame: Change from Baseline Pain level at 3 weeks
This scale is the most accepted to calculate pain level. The range is from 0 (no pain) to 10 (hard pain).
Secondary Outcomes
- Functional evaluation, assessed by Constant Scale. Reference: Constant CR, Murley AH. A clinical method of functional assessment of the shoulder. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1987 Jan;(214):160-4(Change from Baseline Constant Scale at 3 weeks)