Shoulder impingement syndrome: manual therapy with Connective tissue massage to shoulder or periscapular region- Which one is effective?

Completed

• Conditions: Impingement syndrome of shoulder,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2020/03/024058
• Lead Sponsor: Sapna Dhiman

Brief Summary

In this randomized clinical trial, eligible impingement syndrome of shoulder patients will be randomly allocated in to two groups. One group will receive manual therapy with connective tissue massage to shoulder whereas other group will receive manual therapy with connective tissue massage to periscapular region. Outcome measures such as intensity of pain in VAS, Range of motion, disability and grip strength will be evaluated at baseline and at three weeks.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-03-19
• Study Completion: 2021-04-20
• Last Update Posted: 2021-11-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

1.Shoulder pain ≥ 6 weeks 2.Impingement syndrome will be diagnosed if they exhibit at least 2 of the following: (a) painful arc during flexion or abduction; (b) a positive Neer or Hawkins-Kennedy test; and (c) painful resisted external rotation, abduction, or Jobe test.

Exclusion Criteria

• 1.Patient with soft tissue injury around shoulder 2.
• Patient with fracture of upper limb 3.
• Patient with neurological problem 4.
• Patient with psychological problem 5.
• Any previous surgery around shoulder or cervical region.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Intensity of Pain in VAS	1. Baseline | 2. At 3 weeks
2. Shoulder pain and disability index	1. Baseline | 2. At 3 weeks
3. Range of motion of shoulder	1. Baseline | 2. At 3 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Grip strength by dynamometer	1. Baseline

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Physiotherapy OPD; 🇮🇳 South, DELHI, India

Physiotherapy OPD

🇮🇳South, DELHI, India

Dr Sapna Dhiman

Principal investigator

8588055147

sapnadhi@gmail.com