Eccentric Training of the Supraspinatus tendon in Shoulder Impingement syndrome. A pilot study

Phase 2

Completed

Conditions: Rotator cuff tendinopathy
shoulder tendon disease
10043237

Registration Number: NL-OMON32687

Lead Sponsor: niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

- 1. Painful arc of movement during flexion or abduction*
- 2. Positive Neer or Kennedy- Hawkins impingement signs*
- 3. Pain on resisted lateral rotation, abduction or Jobe test*
- 4. Suffering from SIS with an episode of at least three months and less than one year
- 5. Male or female with an age between 18 and 60 years old
* Subjects will be included in study if they have at least one positive finding of these
categories

Exclusion Criteria

. Frozen shoulder
- 2. Habitual shoulder luxation in the previous 2 years
- 3. (History of) shoulder fracture
- 4. Previous shoulder surgery
- 5. Cervical radiculopathy
- 6. Inflammatory rheumatic diseases
- 7. Other musculoskeletal problems of an upper limb
- 8. Bilateral SIS
- 9. Unable to complete (Dutch) questionnaires

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Main outcome of the study is rcovery, assessed with the Shoulder Disability<br /><br>Questionnaire.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p> The following secondary outcomes will be used:<br /><br>- Constant -score, to assess shoulder function<br /><br>- 2. Shoulder pain questionnaire, to assess the amount of shoulder pain<br /><br>- 3. Compliance<br /><br>- 4. Illness perception<br /><br>- 5. Satisfaction<br /><br>At the intake (T0), after 6 (T1) and after 12 weeks (T2) the shoulder function<br /><br>will be assessed with questionnaires and shoulder function tests. Outcomes of<br /><br>both groups (eccentric strengthening training and usual care) will be compared<br /><br>to assess the effect of the eccentric strengthening training program. </p><br>