Neuroscience Education in Shoulder Pain: Clinical Trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Shoulder Pain

• Registration Number: NCT06739694
• Lead Sponsor: Universidad de León

Brief Summary

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of a pain neuroscience education programme applied to patients with shoulder pain.

Detailed Description

A randomised controlled trial was performed. Fifty-five patients satisfied eligibility criteria, agreed to participate, and were randomized into an experimental group (n = 27) or control group (n =28). A manual therapy and exercises program was administered for both groups. In addition, a pain neuroscience education protocol was administered for the experimental group for a whole period of 4 weeks (1 session/week, 75mins per session).

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-01-02
• Primary Completion: 2024-09-01
• Study Completion: 2024-10-01
• Status Verified: 2024-12
• Study First Submitted: 2024-12-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-12-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-12-12
• Study First Posted: 2024-12-18
• Last Update Posted: 2024-12-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 56

Inclusion Criteria

• Being 18-70 years of age.
• History of shoulder pain of more than 3 months duration.
• Presence of a painful arc
• Medical diagnosis of shoulder pain with at least 2 positive impingement tests including Neer, Hawkins, or Jobe test

Exclusion Criteria

• Diagnosis of fibromyalgia.
• Pregnancy.
• A history of traumatic onset of shoulder pain.
• Other histories of shoulder injury.
• Torn tendons.
• Ligamentous laxity based on a positive Sulcus and apprehension tests.
• Numbness or tingling in the upper extremity.
• Previous shoulder or cervical spine surgery.
• Systemic illness.
• Corticosteroid injection on the shoulder within 1 year of the study.
• Physical therapy 6 months before the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain	Baseline and 5 weeks.	Reduction in pain intensity using the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI)
Disability	Baseline and five weeks.	Improving functionality using the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
kinesiophobia	Baseline and 5 weeks.	Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK11)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Eva; 🇪🇸 León, Spain