Physiotherapy treatment of shoulder pai

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic shoulder rotator cuff pathology; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12605000541606
• Lead Sponsor: Prof Kim Bennell

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2005-09-28
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

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.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified