Comparison of Effects of Applied Muay Thai Dance and Traditional Thai Massage on Pain-related Parameters in Patients with Scapulocostal Syndrome

Phase 2

Recruiting

• Conditions: Patients with scapulocostal syndrome; scapulocostal syndrome; pain; Thai boxing dance, Thai massage

• Registration Number: TCTR20190211007
• Lead Sponsor: Fund for Development of Traditional Thai Medicine

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-02-11
• Study Completion: 2019-07-11
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 72

Inclusion Criteria

Patients aged 18-40 years suffering from shoulder and/or scapular pain more than 3 months who live in Chiang Rai province will be recruited to the study. Inclusion criteria will be chronic shoulder and/or scapular pain that pain score measured using visual analogue scale (VAS) more than 2 cm, presence of myofascial trigger point at least one point on Levator scapulae, rhomboid major, rhomboid minor or serratus posterior superior and presence referred pain.

Exclusion Criteria

The patients will be excluded if they have shoulder pathology, cervical diseases that involve pain or referred pain on shoulder or scapular areas, previous shoulder or scapular injury more than 3 months before study participation, fracture or dislocation of the shoulder or cervical spine, uncontrolled hypertension, fever, contraindication of massage or aerobic exercise.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain intensity at baseline, at 2-week of intervention, at 4-week of intervention, and at one-month follow-up self-report

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
cervical range of motion at baseline, at 2-week of intervention, at 4-week of intervention, and at one-month follow-up measurement by an assessor,Muscle stiffness sensation at baseline, at 2-week of intervention, at 4-week of intervention, and at one-month follow-up self-report,patient perceived effect at baseline, at 2-week of intervention, at 4-week of intervention, and at one-month follow-up self-report,pain pressure threshold at baseline, at 2-week of intervention, at 4-week of intervention, and at one-month follow-up measurement by an assessor