Adduction manipulation of the glenohumeral joint vs. physiotherapy for degenerative rotator cuff tears.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Degenerative rotator cuff tears
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000045080
- Lead Sponsor
- Kuwano Kyoritsu Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 159
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
The exclusion criteria were an acute injury, already having undergone nonoperative or surgical treatment, substantial cervical pathology or radiculopathy, concomitant pathology of the affected shoulder (including instability, dislocation, acromioclavicular osteoarthritis, and scapular dyskinesia), systemic inflammation, and metabolic disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes mellitus.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) and Constant scores at the initial baseline visit and at the 1-, 3-, 6-, and 12- month follow-ups.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The visual analog scale (VAS), range of motion (ROM; such as flexion, abduction, external rotation, and internal rotation) at the initial baseline visit and at the 1-, 3-, 6-, and 12- month follow-ups.