Effectiveness of a Group Intervention for the Treatment of Shoulder Pathologies
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 76
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Constant Murley Test
Study Overview
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 Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 45 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
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.
Arms & Interventions
Intervention
The intervention group received 6 sessions of shoulder exercises controlled by a physiotherapist.
Intervention: Physiotherapy exercises guideline (Procedure)
Control
The control group received a paper explaining the same exercises which were performed by the intervention group. This group made the exercises at home.
Intervention: Physiotherapy exercises guideline (Procedure)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Constant Murley Test
Time Frame: before/after intervention ( 6 weeks)
This test assesses daily activities.
Secondary Outcomes
- Quick-DASH Test(before/after intervention ( 6 weeks))
- Pain NRS (numeric rating scale)(before/after intervention ( 6 weeks))
- Measurement of the average force(before/after intervention ( 6 weeks))
Investigators
María Isabel Tomás-Rodríguez, PT
PT MSC
Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche