Efficacy of Therapeutic Exercise vs. Treatment of Myofascial Trigger Points.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Shoulder Tendinopathy

• Registration Number: NCT06241404
• Lead Sponsor: Universidad Católica de Ávila

Brief Summary

Background: Shoulder pain commonly affects the general population, with rotator cuff tendinopathy being the most common cause.

the most common cause, with rotator cuff tendinopathy diminishing function and quality of life, leading to a major socio-economic impact.

quality of life, leading to a major socio-economic impact. As a result, there are two treatment approaches with potential effectiveness: therapeutic exercise (TE) and myofascial trigger point treatment (TMT).

trigger point treatment (TTP).

Objective: The main objective of this randomised clinical trial is to determine the efficacy of ET versus treatment of MTPs in shoulder tendinopathies.

Methods: For this study, 20 participants were randomly divided into two groups: a ET group, with which a 10-exercise programme was initiated (n = 10), and a PGM group which was given an intervention protocol (n = 10).

intervention protocol (n = 10). Both received a total of 10 sessions. Pain intensity pain intensity, pressure pain threshold (PPT) and range of motion (ROM) were assessed before starting and after 10 sessions.

and after 10 sessions.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-10-01
• Primary Completion: 2023-11-01
• Study Completion: 2024-01-15
• Study First Submitted: 2024-01-25
• Status Verified: 2024-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-02-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-02-02
• Study First Posted: 2024-02-05
• Last Update Posted: 2024-02-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

• Signed informed consent form.
• Patients diagnosed by an orthopaedic surgeon with shoulder tendinopathy. tendinopathy.
• Symptoms of shoulder pain lasting more than 3 months.
• Pain on Jobe, Patte and infraspinatus assessment manoeuvres (highlighting abduction and abduction and external rotation).

Exclusion Criteria

• Previous shoulder surgery.
• Radiating (non-referred) pain from cervical radiculopathy.
• Shoulder pain associated with other diagnoses (Examples: retractile capsulitis, subacromial syndrome, tendon rupture, posterosuperior conflict, etc.).

subacromial syndrome, tendon rupture, posterosuperior conflict, etc).

• Patients with multiple pathologies.
• Patients with neurological disorders.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Range of motion	At the end of Session 10 (each Session is 7 days)	measurement of shoulder range of motion
pain intensity	At the end of Session 10 (each Session is 7 days)	measured on a VAS scale where 0 is the minimum and 10 is the maximum.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
pressure pain threshold	At the end of Session 10 (each Session is 7 days)	measured by algometer

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Jorge Velázquez Saornil; 🇪🇸 Ávila, Spain