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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12605000541606
ACTRN12605000541606
Completed
Not Applicable

Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of physiotherapy for chronic rotator cuff pathology

Prof Kim Bennell0 sites120 target enrollmentSeptember 28, 2005

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Prof Kim Bennell
Enrollment
120
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
September 28, 2005
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Prof Kim Bennell

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • i) diagnosis of chronic rotator cuff pathology as evident by symptoms and signs including pain on active abduction or external rotation and positive impingement test; ii) symptoms of pain in shoulder for \>3 months; iii) average movement pain \>3 on a 10cm visual analogue scale.

Exclusion Criteria

  • i) severe pain at rest, defined as \>7 on a visual analogue scale; ii) global restriction of shoulder movements; iii) systemic inflammatory joint disease; iv) x\-ray evidence of shoulder osteoarthritis or fracture; v) calcification about the shoulder joint; vi) reason to suspect a complete rotator cuff rupture (eg weakness of arm elevation, a positive 'drop arm sign', a high riding humerus visible on x\-ray or a complete tear on ultrasound); vii) previous shoulder surgery on affected arm; viii) physiotherapy, corticosteroid injection or hydrodilation for shoulder in past 3 months; ix) commenced non\-steroidal antiinflammatory medications (NSAIDs) or conservative intervention in past 2 weeks.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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