Effectiveness of a Group Intervention for the Treatment of Shoulder Pathologies

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Completed

• Conditions: Shoulder Pain
• Interventions: Procedure: Physiotherapy exercises guideline

• Registration Number: NCT02541279
• Lead Sponsor: Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche

Brief Summary

The investigators determined the effectiveness of a group intervention for the treatment of shoulder pathologies.

Detailed Description

The investigators performed a two-armed prospective clinical trial study, analyzing a sample formed by 76 patients with shoulder pain. The patients were allocated to one group randomly (intervention or control group). The data was obtained in the San Juan de Alicante Hospital between November 2014 and July 2015.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-11
• Primary Completion: 2015-07
• Study Completion: 2015-07
• Study First Submitted: 2015-07-31
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-09-03
• Study First Posted: 2015-09-04
• Status Verified: 2016-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-10-24
• Last Update Posted: 2016-10-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 76

Inclusion Criteria

-Patients who came to the Rehabilitation Service of the San Juan de Alicante Hospital between November 2014 and July 2015 with one of the diagnosed diseases indicated in the 726.10 ICD-9-CM code (nontraumatic rotator cuff tear, bursitis, tendinitis, and medical diagnostics impingement syndrome of any severity depending stadiums Neer (1990) unilateral or bilateral joint balance with free or minimally limited internal rotation).

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients who cannot perform the exercises correctly (example: psychiatry disorders)
• Patients with Shoulder surgery
• Patients whose shoulder pain is above 7 according VAS pain.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	Physiotherapy exercises guideline	The intervention group received 6 sessions of shoulder exercises controlled by a physiotherapist.
Control	Physiotherapy exercises guideline	The control group received a paper explaining the same exercises which were performed by the intervention group. This group made the exercises at home.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Constant Murley Test	before/after intervention ( 6 weeks)	This test assesses daily activities.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quick-DASH Test	before/after intervention ( 6 weeks)	This test assesses functional limitation in upper limb musculoskeletal disorders.
Pain NRS (numeric rating scale)	before/after intervention ( 6 weeks)	Instruct the patient to choose a number from 0 to 10 that best describes their current pain. 0 would mean 'No pain' and 10 would mean 'Worst possible pain'
Measurement of the average force	before/after intervention ( 6 weeks)	Average force: Measurement was assessed in newtons

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Miguel Hernández de Elche; 🇪🇸 San Juan, Alicante, Spain