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Examining the separate and combined effects of physiotherapy treatment and corticosteroid injection on range of motion and pain in patients with full tickness rotator cuff tear.

Phase 2
Recruiting
Conditions
Examining the separate and combined effects of physiotherapy treatment and corticosteroid injection on range of motion and pain in patients with full tickness thickness rotator cuff tear.
Registration Number
IRCT20200102045987N1
Lead Sponsor
Dezfoul University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
96
Inclusion Criteria

Patients with degenerative rotator cuff tear confirmed by MRI and clinical examination.
30_70 years old
No metastasis or cancer
No concurrent shoulder disease like fracture and infection
Patient collaborations and having informed consent
No severe cervical radiculopathy
Full consciousness
No therapeutic intervention by the persons not presenting in the plan
No trauma during treatment
No contraindication of corticosteroid injection like sensitivity to these drugs and symptoms of skin infection at the injection site

Exclusion Criteria

Over than 70 years old
Existence of Metastasis or cancer
Existence of concurrent shoulder disease such as infection, fracture and tumor
Non-cooperation of the patients
Impaired consciousness in patients
Existence of severe cervical radiculopathy
Therapeutic intervention by the persons not presenting in the plan
Trauma during treatment
Contraindications of corticosteroid injection such as sensitivity to these drugs and symptoms of skin infection at the injection site
Tears caused by acute trauma

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain score of patients on the criterion VAS(Visual analoge scale). Timepoint: The shoulder ROM in patients at the beginning of the study (before intervention) and at the end of physiotherapy sessions and one month after the last physiotherapy session. Method of measurement: Questionnaire DASH.;Shoulder Range of motion. Timepoint: The shoulder ROM in patients at the beginning of the study (before intervention) and at the end of physiotherapy sessions and one month after the last physiotherapy session. Method of measurement: Goniametr.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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