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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12609000094279
ACTRN12609000094279
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Patients after shoulder surgery: a comparison of usual physiotherapy only, to usual physiotherapy plus six weeks of aquatic physiotherapy on upper limb symptoms, function, range of movement and quality of life

Flinders Medical Centre (FMC) Physiotherapy Department0 sites76 target enrollmentFebruary 10, 2009

Overview

Phase
未知
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Flinders Medical Centre (FMC) Physiotherapy Department
Enrollment
76
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
February 10, 2009
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Flinders Medical Centre (FMC) Physiotherapy Department

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Independently living in community
  • Able to read and speak in English
  • Resident in Southern Metropolitan area of Adelaide
  • Shoulder surgery at Flinders Medical Centre or Noarlunga Health Services with one of the following procedure codes (based on International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification (ICD\-10 AM) procedures tabular,Medical Benefits Schedule\-Extended (MBS), 2000:
  • 1400 48903 (decompression of subacromial space)
  • 1404 48957 ( arthroscopic stabilisation of shoulder)
  • 1404 48930 (stabilisationof shoulder for recurrent dislocation)
  • 140448933 (stabilisation of shoulder for multi\-directional instability)
  • 1404 48906 (repair of rotator cuff)
  • 1404 48909 (repair of rotator cuff with decompression of sub\-acromial space)

Exclusion Criteria

  • (a) Hydrotherapy exclusions ie:
  • 1\. Pre\-existing or acquired incontinence
  • 2\. Infections of urinary tract
  • 3\. Wound infection where adequate protection is not possible
  • 4\. Infection of eyes or ears
  • 5\. Uncontrolled hypertension or uncontrolled hypotension
  • 6\. Renal dialysis patients
  • 7\. Cardiac failure especially left ventricular failure
  • 8\. Hepatitis B or C or Aquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) patients who are menstruating
  • 9\. Gastrointestinal infections ie diarrhoea

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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