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Effects of Overload Progressive in the Treatment of Shoulder

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
Interventions
Other: Strengthening protocol with progressive load
Other: Strengthening protocol without progressive load
Registration Number
NCT02870257
Lead Sponsor
University of Nove de Julho
Brief Summary

Seventy subjects with shoulder impingement syndrome associated with scapular dyskinesis will be recruited and randomized into two groups of treatment. The group "a" will receive a strenghtening protocol with progressive overload during 20 sessions and group "b" will receive the same protocol with minimal load, without change during the 20 sessions. The primary outcomes measures will be pain, function, quality of life, global impression of recovery. The change will be measure from baseline at 10 weeks (after 20 sessions), 3 and 6 months (follow-up). The secundary outcomes will be disability, quality of life measure by other instruments, shoulder muscle strength and scapular 3d kinematic variables. For these data, change will be measure from baseline at 10 weeks (after 20 sessions).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
70
Inclusion Criteria
  • People with diagnosis shoulder impingement syndrome or supraspinatus/rotator cuff tendinopathy or subacromial bursitis
  • shoulder pain for more than 4 months, at least 4 points of pain in 0-10 NPRS
  • at least 130° shoulder active elevation
  • 3 or more positive of 5 physical examination tests (painful arc, external rotation resistence, Neer, empty can (Jobe) and Hawkins-Kennedy
  • positive dynamic scapular dyskinesis in clinical observation
Exclusion Criteria
  • Referred pain from vertebral spine
  • previous shoulder, elbow or neck surgery
  • complete rotator cuff tear (positive drop arm sign or substantial shoulder elevation or rotation weakness)
  • neoplastic or neurological disorders
  • previous fracture or dislocation injury (shoulder, humerus, clavicle)
  • adhesive capsulitis signs
  • inflammatory diseases
  • specific treatment for the shoulder in the previous four months (injection, physiotherapy)
  • using drugs in the previous week
  • inability to understand portuguese language

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Progressive overload strengthening groupStrengthening protocol with progressive loadStrengthening protocol with progressive load Strengthening muscle exercises for the shoulder and scapular with progressive increase of load during 10 weeks (20 sessions)
Strengthening groupStrengthening protocol without progressive loadStrengthening protocol without progressive load Strengthening muscle exercises for the shoulder and scapular without increase of load (minimal load) during 10 weeks (20 sessions)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Numeric pain rating scale (0-10)baseline, 10 weeks, 3 months and 6 months
Change in SPADI (Shoulder Pain and Disability Index) Questionnaire (0-100)baseline, 10 weeks, 3 months and 6 months
Change in ASES (American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons) Questionnaire (0-100)baseline, 10 weeks, 3 months and 6 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
DisabilitiesChange from baseline at 10 weeks

DASH (Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand) Questionnaire (0-100)

Muscle StrengthChange from baseline at 10 weeks

Shoulder internal rotation, external rotation, adduction and abduction muscles measured by handheld dynamometer

Quality of lifeChange from baseline at 10 weeks

WORC (The Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index) Questionnaire (0-100)

Scapular kinematicChange from baseline at 10 weeks

3D data of scapula at 30, 60, 90 and 120° of shoulder abduction

Global impression of recoveryChange from baseline at 10 weeks, 3 months and 6 months

GPE (global perceived effect) scale (-5 to +5)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UNINOVE

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Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

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