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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN78361279
ISRCTN78361279
Completed
Not Applicable

The effect of an eccentric training program on patients clinically diagnosed with chronic unilateral rotator cuff tendinopathy

niversity College Dublin (Ireland)0 sites108 target enrollmentMarch 11, 2014

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
Sponsor
niversity College Dublin (Ireland)
Enrollment
108
Status
Completed
Last Updated
11 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
March 11, 2014
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity College Dublin (Ireland)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Consent to participate
  • 2\. Male and female aged from 18 ? 65
  • 3\. Sufficient range of motion (ROM) and function of non\-affected shoulder ? ability to perform exercises
  • 4\. Shoulder pain which distributes pain over C4/5 dermatome
  • 5\. Passive range of shoulder movement which is greater than active range of movement
  • 6\. Pain which is reduced by rest
  • 7\. Pain on resisted external rotation or pain on resisted abduction
  • 8\. Symptom duration equal to or greater than 12 weeks

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Recent shoulder/upper arm surgery
  • 2\. Recent shoulder or upper arm fracture
  • 3\. Recent shoulder dislocation
  • 4\. Symptoms aggravated by C\-Spine range of movement
  • 5\. Severe resting pain
  • 6\. Signs of systemic/rheumatologic cause of symptoms
  • 7\. Obvious signs of cognitive impairment
  • 8\. Inability to understand written or spoken English
  • 9\. Bilateral symptoms which will impair participation in eccentric program
  • 10\. Positive Drop Arm

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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