The use of manual therapy as an adjunct to physiotherapy for persistent shoulder pain: a feasibility study
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- shoulder painRotator cuff related shoulder painMusculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disordersPhysical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12623000034639
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Otago
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 70
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion criteria will be: (i) men and women, aged 35 years and older; (ii) primary complaint of shoulder pain with or without referral in the upper limb for a minimum of 3 months, (iii) shoulder pain attributed to a RCRSP using the diagnostic guidelines of the British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS). The middle aged and older adults are included as those are more likely to have recurrent or persistent RCRSP than younger adults.
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion criteria will be: (i) any shoulder surgery in the past, (ii) known systemic inflammatory disorders, (iii) cervical repeated movement testing affecting shoulder pain and/or range of movement, (iv) severe depressive symptoms, suicidal or psychotic illness (PHQ-9, score >23).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Participant retention assessed using physiotherapists' clinical checklist. [ Completion of physiotherapy sessions up to formal discharge];Fidelity: physiotherapists' checklist of treatments provided each session.[ Throughout treatment (intervention or control) period.];Fidelity: Clinicians will be asked (with patient’s consent) to audio record the physiotherapy sessions. These will be analysed qualitatively.[ Start, midway and before completion of treatment period]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method