Alterations in central excitability and biomechanical characteristics of the shoulder complex in patients with frozen shoulder
- Conditions
- frozen shoulderMusculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disordersPhysical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12621001584820
- Lead Sponsor
- Yi-fen Shih
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Stopped early
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 28
The frozen shoulder group:
1.40-65 y/o
2.Medical diagnosis of frozen shoulder
3.Pain and stiffness over the affected shoulder greater than or equal to 6 months
4.No resting pain or night pain
5.Range of motion (ROM) limitation of a shoulder joint (ROM decreased more than 25% in at least two directions, and ROM decreased more than 50% or less than 30° in passive external rotation)
The healthy control group:
1.Age, gender matched with the frozen shoulder group
2. Without shoulder pain or ROM limitation
1.History of surgery or fracture of the shoulder complex
2.Shoulder joint dislocation
3.Rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes mellitus, rotator cuff tear, calcification tendonitis, osteoarthritis, cervical radiculopathy, or shoulder ROM limitation due to stroke or spinal cord injury
4.Contraindications for transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method central excitability assessed by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)[After the evaluation of muscle tone]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method muscle tone assessed by myotonometer device [immediately after history taking and demographic data collection];muscle activities assessed by surface electromyography[immediately after central excitability evaluation];scapular kinematics assessed by magnetic tracking system[immediately after central excitability evaluation]