Predicting the outcome of conservative treatment with physiotherapy for shoulder pain in the presence of atraumatic partial-thickness tears of the rotator cuff

Teesside University, School of Health and Social Care0 sites70 target enrollmentApril 8, 2014

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Registry

who.int

Start Date

April 8, 2014

End Date

January 16, 2015

Last Updated

last year

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Sponsor

Teesside University, School of Health and Social Care

•Patients with (local) shoulder pain in the presence of an atraumatic (ultrasonographically detected) partial thickness rotator cuff tear (PTT)
•Clinical signs of shoulder impingement (e.g. painful arc, positive impingement signs (e.g. Hawkins\-Kennedy))
•Adults ( \= 18 years)
•No restrictions on gender
•Agreement on conservative (i.e. non\-surgical) treatment
•Ability to speak and comprehend the German language
•Agreement to participate (signed informed consent)
•Anticipated availability for follow\-up (living in area of Hamburg)
•Agreement to physiotherapy in one of the collaborating practices.

•Presence of a full thickness rotator cuff tear (FTT) at the affected shoulder
•Previous substantial shoulder trauma (e.g. shoulder dislocation)
•Previous surgery for the affected shoulder
•Previous surgery in the shoulder area that may be causal of or contributory to the current problem (e.g. surgery for breast cancer)
•Clinical or (if available) radiological evidence of structural joint pathology
•Significantly restricted passive range of movement (ROM) at the affected shoulder (‘capsulitis\-type disorders’); current shoulder infection
•Clinical signs of symptomatic acromioclavicular arthritis (e.g. local tenderness, positive provocation tests, e.g. ‘Cross\-Body Adduction Stress’ test)
•Calcific tendinitis
•Ultrasonographic evidence of Long Head of Biceps (LHB) tendon subluxation/ dislocation
•Referred pain from the cervical spine region