Effectiveness of Functional Electrical Stimulation Versus Spencer Technique in Patients With Adhesive Capsulitis

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Adhesive Capsulitis
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: Muscle Energy Technique; Behavioral: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

• Registration Number: NCT06404814
• Lead Sponsor: Superior University

Brief Summary

This study focus on the rehabilitation of patients with frozen shoulder through a manual technique called "Spencer MET".The purpose of this approach is to reduce the pain and improve the ROM and quality of life.

Detailed Description

By comparing the effectiveness of functional electrical stimulation versus the Spencer technique in patients with adhesive capsuilitis is to determine which treatment approach will yields better outcomes in order to reduce the detrimental effects of disease process.Spencer METs consist of series of seven steps taken in order to decrease pain and stiffness in sholder regiegionn.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-09-01
• Status Verified: 2024-05
• Primary Completion: 2024-05-01
• Study First Submitted: 2024-05-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-05-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-05-05
• Study First Posted: 2024-05-08
• Last Update Posted: 2024-05-08
• Study Completion: 2024-09-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 32

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with diabetic frozen shoulder
• Patients having frozen shoulder after stroke
• Subjects having stiff shoulder for at least 3 months
• Subjects with bilateral/unilateral frozen shoulder
• Subjects with idiopathic frozen shoulder

Exclusion Criteria

• Bone fracture within past 12 weeks
• Patients with hyper mobile joints
• Subjects with Rotator cuff pathology
• Dislocated shoulder
• Subjects who had shoulder arthroplasty

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Muscle Energt Techinique (METs)	Muscle Energy Technique	-
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)	Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS):	12 Months	It is tool widely used to measure the intensity of pain and discomfort.VAS effectively used in randomized controlled trials for outcome measures,consisting of 10 cm straight line from 0 to 10.0 represents "No pain" and 10 represent "Worst pain". Patients can mark their severity of pain.
Goniometer	12 months	Goniometer is instrument used to measure the range of motion of a joint.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Johar pain relief center; 🇵🇰 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan