Passive joint mobilisation for the treatment of shoulder pain and stiffness

Completed

• Conditions: Rotator cuff syndrome; Impingement syndrome; Frozen shoulder; Musculoskeletal - Other injuries and accidents; Musculoskeletal - Normal musculoskeletal and cartilage development and function

• Registration Number: ACTRN12605000080628
• Lead Sponsor: Prince of Wales Hospital - Sydney

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2005-08-05
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

Subjects will be included if they have a unilateral shoulder problem of local mechanical origin. This will be defined as pain over the glenohumeral joint or in proximal upper limb during shoulder movements and restriction of greater than 30 degrees active flexion or abduction range or greater than 10cm active hand-behind-back range compared to unaffected side.

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects will be excluded if their shoulder problem is due to trauma in last month, if they have an acute inflammatory or local neoplastic disorder, if they complain of a feeling of instability at the glenohumeral joint during active shoulder movements or if passive mobilisation of the joints of the shoulder region is contra-indicated. Subjects will also be excluded if their shoulder pain is referred from vertebral column structures. Referred pain will be defined as pain over the glenohumeral joint or in the proximal upper limb during active neck movements or during palpation of cervicothoracic vertebral column or complaining of paraesthesiae in affected upper limb.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI)[1 month and 6 months after randomisation];Self-assessed improvement measured on a Likert scale consisting of the following 6 categories: completely recovered; significantly improved; slightly improved; no change; slightly deteriorated; significantly deteriorated[1 month and 6 months]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Active abduction and flexion range measured via photography and hand-behind-back range measured using a tape measure.[1 month and 6 months]