Assessment of Thoracolumbar Fascia Length

Completed

• Conditions: Fascia
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: Visual Analogue Scale; Diagnostic Test: posterior capsule tightness; Diagnostic Test: shortness tests for lumbar movements; Diagnostic Test: range of motion tests for lumbar movements; Diagnostic Test: The thoracolumbar fascia length test; Diagnostic Test: Modify Schober test

• Registration Number: NCT03415438
• Lead Sponsor: Baskent University

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to compare the elasticity of thoracolumbar fascia in patients with and without subacromial impingement syndrome.

30 patients diagnosed as subacromial impingement syndrome in physical medicine and rehabilitation department of Baskent University will be recruited as group 1. 30 healthy volunteers will be recruited as group 2. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) with the aim of assessing pain severity, tape measurement for posterior capsule shortness; body lateral flexion, rotation and extensor movements and lumbar extensor shortness will be observed for correlation with thoracalumbal fascia flexibility. Lateral flexion, flexion, and extension movements will be measured using goniometry for trunk normal joint movements. The thoracolumbar fascia length test and Modify Schober test will be used for thoracolumbar fascia length.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-11-01
• Study First Submitted: 2018-01-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-01-23
• Study First Posted: 2018-01-30
• Primary Completion: 2018-05-01
• Study Completion: 2018-05-01
• Status Verified: 2019-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-01-15
• Last Update Posted: 2019-01-16

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• 30 patients with Subacromial Impingement Syndrome and 30 volunteers
• between ages of 20-40 years
• both sexes

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Exclusion Criteria

• having lumbar surgery
• having problem with lumbar region in last 6 months
• having scoliosis
• radiologically diagnosed kiphosis
• MR diagnosed lumbar and thoracic herniation
• positive sacroiliac tests
• restricted pelvic motion
• having scapular dyskinesia

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group 1	posterior capsule tightness	Assessments will be done for 30 patients diagnosed as subacromial impingement syndrome in physical medicine and rehabilitation department of Baskent University.
Group 2	Modify Schober test	Assessments will be done for 30 healthy volunteers
Group 1	Modify Schober test	Assessments will be done for 30 patients diagnosed as subacromial impingement syndrome in physical medicine and rehabilitation department of Baskent University.
Group 2	Visual Analogue Scale	Assessments will be done for 30 healthy volunteers
Group 1	Visual Analogue Scale	Assessments will be done for 30 patients diagnosed as subacromial impingement syndrome in physical medicine and rehabilitation department of Baskent University.
Group 1	range of motion tests for lumbar movements	Assessments will be done for 30 patients diagnosed as subacromial impingement syndrome in physical medicine and rehabilitation department of Baskent University.
Group 1	shortness tests for lumbar movements	Assessments will be done for 30 patients diagnosed as subacromial impingement syndrome in physical medicine and rehabilitation department of Baskent University.
Group 2	The thoracolumbar fascia length test	Assessments will be done for 30 healthy volunteers
Group 1	The thoracolumbar fascia length test	Assessments will be done for 30 patients diagnosed as subacromial impingement syndrome in physical medicine and rehabilitation department of Baskent University.
Group 2	posterior capsule tightness	Assessments will be done for 30 healthy volunteers
Group 2	shortness tests for lumbar movements	Assessments will be done for 30 healthy volunteers
Group 2	range of motion tests for lumbar movements	Assessments will be done for 30 healthy volunteers

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
thoracolumbar fascia length test	1 week	thoracolumbar fascia length

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual Analogue Scale measurement in cm with 0 pointing no pain and 10 pointing worst pain. patient marks the intensity of his/her pain in a 10 cm line and researcher measures the intensity of the pain with a tape.	1 week	pain intensity
Shortness measurement with tape measurement in cm. patient stretches the posterior capsule and the beginning and the end positions are measured with tape.	1 week	posterior capsule shortness
lumbar extensor shortness test measurement in cm	1 week	lumbar extensor shortness
Goniometric measurement	1 week	lumbar movements

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Baskent University; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Turkey