An investigation of the reliability of the Shoulder Symptom Modification Procedure in people with shoulder pai
Completed
- Conditions
- Shoulder pain of musculoskeletal originMusculoskeletal Diseases
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN95412360
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Limerick
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 12
Inclusion Criteria
Shoulder pain participants:
over 18 years, shoulder pain is reproduced by one or more shoulder movements, provision of informed written consent.
Physiotherapists:
A group of up to 30 registered qualified physiotherapists will act as the raters
Exclusion Criteria
1. People who have recent shoulder surgery or fracture
2. People with rheumatological or neurological cause for shoulder pain, or potentially serious conditions e.g. systemic disease, neurological disorders, inflammatory conditions or major trauma
3. People who have had physiotherapy treatment resulting in resolution of their pain
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reliability of physiotherapist participants to determine the effect of a series of procedures (that comprise the Shoulder Symptom Modification Procedure) on the patient participant’s shoulder symptoms. This will be achieved by independent observation of the assessment and patient participant’s responses. This will be assessed on one occasion immediately after observing the response.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method An assessment of the influence of years in practice, number of shoulder patients assessed and treated each week, and previous training (if any) in the use of the Shoulder Symptoms Modification Procedure.