Correlation Between Cyriax's Functional Examination and Ultrasound Examination in Patients With Shoulder Pain

Completed

• Conditions: Shoulder Pain
• Interventions: Other: Cyriax's functional examination; Device: Ultrasound examination

• Registration Number: NCT02688205
• Lead Sponsor: Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital

Brief Summary

Shoulder problems cause substantial disability in daily living, work, leisure activity, and exercise. The presence of shoulder problem such as rotator cuff pathology reported was highly predictive of impaired health-related quality of life.

Many tests were used for physical examination of the shoulder. The reliability and validity of the tests have been studied before. However, a systemic review concluded that there was conflicting evidence in reliability of each or combined tests. Functional examination of the shoulder by Cyriax is composed of a series of tests to evaluate a shoulder problem. It includes three arm elevation, three tests for glenohumeral joints, and six resisted tests.

As far as the investigators know, correlation of Cyriax functional examination with the ultrasonographic findings has never been reported before. Therefore, the aim of this study is to compare the clinical diagnosis by Cyriax's functional examination with ultrasound findings in patients with shoulder pain.

Detailed Description

There are two groups with fifty patients in each group. First group is patients who have unilateral or bilateral shoulder pain from the outpatient clinic of Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital. The other group is control group who has no shoulder problems. Both groups will receive Cyriax's functional examination of the shoulder after history taking, and will be examined by shoulder ultrasound in one week.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-03
• Study First Submitted: 2015-05-15
• Primary Completion: 2015-06
• Study Completion: 2015-12
• Status Verified: 2016-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-02-22
• Study First Posted: 2016-02-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-12-22
• Last Update Posted: 2020-12-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 206

Inclusion Criteria

Study group:

1. patients with unilateral or bilateral shoulder pain with unknown causes;
2. age≥ 20 years old.

Control group:

1. patients without unilateral or bilateral shoulder pain;
2. age≥ 20 years old.

Exclusion Criteria

1. chronic inflammatory joint disease, infections or tumors of the shoulder, previous fracture or surgery of shoulder, and referred pain from cervical origin or visceral organs.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Without shoulder pain group	Cyriax's functional examination	The participants receive Cyriax's functional examination after history taking, and will be examined by ultrasound in one week.
Shoulder pain group	Cyriax's functional examination	The participants receive Cyriax's functional examination after history taking, and will be examined by ultrasound in one week.
Shoulder pain group	Ultrasound examination	The participants receive Cyriax's functional examination after history taking, and will be examined by ultrasound in one week.
Without shoulder pain group	Ultrasound examination	The participants receive Cyriax's functional examination after history taking, and will be examined by ultrasound in one week.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cyriax's functional examination for diagnosis	1 week	After Cyriax's functional examination for evaluating shoulder pain, a clinical diagnosis is made by the physician
Ultrasound examination for diagnosis	1 week	Ultrasound examination is done in one week after Cyriax's functional examination for detailed shoulder pathology evaluation.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital; 🇨🇳 Taipei, Taiwan