Subacromial pain syndrome of the shoulder - comparisons between guided training and home based training with or without mobilizations and a control, in terms of clinical outcome at 6 week, 3 and 6 month follow-up.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Subacromial pain syndrome; Musculoskeletal Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN67469356
• Lead Sponsor: Karolinska Institutet

Brief Summary

2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33634829/ Study 1 (added 11/07/2023) 2022 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8860700/ Study 2 (added 11/07/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2015-06-05
• Study Start: 2017-06-02
• Last Update Posted: 25 July 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 170

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 20-59 years
2. SAPS for 4 weeks to 1 year
3. Normal passive glenohumeral range of motion, a positive Hawkins sign and/or pain with isometric contraction of any of the rotator cuff muscles. For inclusion at least two of these tests must be positive together with a positive painful arc. Patients with rotator cuff ruptures were included if they met these criteria and didn't present with any lag signs

Exclusion Criteria

1. Bilateral shoulder pain
2. Earlier corticosteroid injection
3. Diabetes mellitus
4. Signs of full-thickness rotator cuff tears with a positive drop arm test
5. Rheumatoid arthritis
6. Arthroses
7. Frozen shoulder
8. Severe fibromyalgia
9. Earlier dislocation of the shoulder and previous operations in the shoulder
10. Thoracic or cervical syndromes

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Shoulder pain, activities of daily living, range of motion and strength, measured using the Constant and Murley Score at baseline, after 6 week, 3 and 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Pain, measured using the visual analogue scale (VAS) at baseline, 6 weeks, 3 and 6 months<br>2. Range of motion (ROM), measured using in degrees using a goniometer and a Myerin meter at baseline, 6 weeks, 3 and 6 months<br>3. Personality, measured using Swedish universities Scales of Personality (SSP) at 6 weeks<br>4. Health related quality of life (physical symptoms, sports and recreation, work, lifestyle and emotion), measured using the Western Ontario Rotator Cuff (WORC) Index at baseline, 3 and 6 months<br>5. Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation (SANE) with only one question: How would you rate your shoulder today as a percentage of normal (0% to 100% scale with 100% being normal)?, at baseline, 3 and 6 months