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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12617000044325
ACTRN12617000044325
Completed
Not Applicable

Effectiveness of myofascial trigger point therapy combined with corticosteroid injection versus myofascial trigger point therapy or corticosteroid injection alone on pain, pressure pain sensitivity, shoulder range of motion, shoulder function, and motor control in patients with unilateral shoulder impingement syndrome

ational Yang-Ming University0 sites60 target enrollmentJanuary 10, 2017

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Patients with unilateral shoulder impingement syndrome
Sponsor
ational Yang-Ming University
Enrollment
60
Status
Completed
Last Updated
7 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
January 10, 2017
End Date
June 16, 2017
Last Updated
7 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
ational Yang-Ming University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\.Aged 20\-65 patients with chronic unilateral nontraumatic shoulder pain
  • 2\.Meet at least 1 following 3 clinical diagnostic test: Neer tests (pain during passive abduction) / Hawkins test / painful arc sign
  • 3\.Numerical pain rating scale (NRS): \>3/10 points during shoulder movement
  • 4\.Diagnosis of SIS by physiatrists

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\.History of shoulder fractures or dislocation
  • 2\.Cervical radiculopathy
  • 3\.Previous interventions with steroid injections in past three months
  • 4\.Previous history of shoulder surgery
  • 5\.Systemic diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, Reiter’s syndrome, diabetes
  • 6\.Neurological diseases or other severe medical or psychiatric disorders
  • 7\.Frozen shoulder
  • 8\.Full\-thickness rotator cuff tear

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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