Chronic Shoulder Pain of Myofascial Origin,a Randomised Clinical Trial Using Ischemic Compression Therapy.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 1 期
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 59
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Shoulder Pain and Disability Index questionnaire
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is to find the efficacy of treating the trigger points located around the shoulder in patients suffering from chronic shoulder pain.
详细描述
Chronic shoulder pain is a common condition which should be treated by surgery only wen conservative approaches have been tried. in the present trial the authors intend to find the effectiveness of treating the triggers points located in muscles, ligaments and tendons surrounding the shoulderin patients suffering from chronic shoulder pain.
The technique used in this trial is ischemic compression(thumb tip pressure) on the trigger points
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Crossover
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 30 Years 至 60 Years(Adult)
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •30 to 60 years old.
- •To have suffered from shoulder pain on a daly basis for at least 3 months
- •Participants had to be able to raise the arm above ther head.
- •They had accept to receive 15 chiropractic treatments without charge.
排除标准
- •Past surgery to the arm.
- •Injection to the shoulder in the month preceding the trial.
- •A diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis or any other systemic disorders affecting the joints.
- •Shoulder pain from an herniated disc.
结局指标
主要结局
Shoulder Pain and Disability Index questionnaire
时间窗: At baseline, after 15 treatments ,30 days aftr the treatments and 6 months later
次要结局
- Pain visual analog scale(After 15 treatments, 30 days after the treatments and 6 months later.)
