Eccentric Exercises for Shoulder Pain
- Conditions
- Shoulder Pain
- Interventions
- Behavioral: instructional exercise video source
- Registration Number
- NCT02092272
- Lead Sponsor
- Mike O'Callaghan Military Hospital
- Brief Summary
Patients will be randomly assigned to one of two groups using a random number generator. Group 1 will be provided with in-office instruction of standard of care eccentric exercises for rotator cuff tendinopathy. Group 2 will be provided with in-office instruction as well as a instructional exercise video source (DVD) to take home as a reminder on how to perform two specific standard of care eccentric exercises for rotator cuff tendinopathy. Each group will be given a card to track adherence to the standard of care eccentric exercise routine as measured only by the days that they accomplish their exercises. Study exercise diary will be collected after 12 weeks of treatment. Eccentric exercises are taught as part of standard of care for rotator cuff tendinopathy.
- Detailed Description
DoD beneficiaries age 18 or older will be recruited from the clinics at the Mike O'Callaghan Federal Medical Center (MOFMC). Subjects meeting the inclusion/exclusion criteria will be offered an opportunity to participate:
Screening Visit:
* Obtain signed Informed Consent Document and HIPAA Authorization.
* Verify inclusion/exclusion criteria
Visit 1 (may occur same day as Screening Visit):
* Subjects will be randomly assigned to one of two groups by the Research Coordinator using a random number generator, thus the Investigators will be blinded to the group assignments:
* Group 1: in-office instruction of the standard of care eccentric exercise regimen for rotator cuff tendinopathy.
* Group 2: in-office instruction of the standard of care eccentric exercise regimen for rotator cuff tendinopathy and an instructional exercise video source (DVD).
* Subjects will be given a study exercise diary to track adherence to the standard of care eccentric exercise routine.
Visit 2 (12 weeks post Visit 1):
• Study exercise diary will be collected to assess adherence. If the subject is unable to come in, they can return the study exercise diary via mail, or electronic mail.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- TERMINATED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 23
Not provided
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description instructional exercise video source instructional exercise video source instructional exercise video source
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method patient adherence to standard of care eccentric exercise regimens 12 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Mike O'Callaghan Federal Hospital
🇺🇸Nellis AFB, Nevada, United States