Comparative Efficacy on Pain of Two Non-pharmacological Treatments (TENS or MENS) in Patients With Partial Rotator Cuff Tears. A Randomized Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 42
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Pain intensity: NRS
研究概览
简要总结
The aim of this study was to clarify the effectiveness of physiotherapeutic intervention through the TENS or MENS in conjunction with kinesiotherapy in patients with partial thickness rotator cuff tear.
详细描述
The primary characteristic of a rotator cuff tear is pain, while muscle weakness appears as a secondary feature, leading to further disability.
The aim of this study was to clarify the effectiveness of physiotherapeutic intervention through the TENS or MENS in conjunction with kinesiotherapy in patients with partial thickness rotator cuff tear.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 70 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Patients suffering shoulder pain because of partial thickness rotator cuff tear, confirmed with MRI and ultrasound scanning.
- •Patients not receiving any recent pharmacotherapy with NSAIDs during the last month, or surgery at the shoulder area at any time point,
- •The referral orthopedic had suggested physiotherapy.
排除标准
- •Patients with open wounds or skin diseases in the shoulder area
- •pregnant women
- •patients with any type of neoplastic disease
- •patients with pacemakers or serious cardiovascular diseases including arrhythmia, - patients with collagen diseases
- •history of shoulder surgery
结局指标
主要结局
Pain intensity: NRS
时间窗: up to 3 months after intervention
Numeric Rating Scale, ranging from 0-10 (with 0 = no pain, and 10=worst pain). It measures pain intensity
Disability
时间窗: up to 3 months after intervention
SPADI questionnaire (shoulder pain and disability questionnaire). It measures pain and disability caused by shoulder diseases, each question ranging between 0 and 10 (with 0 indicating no disability and 10 indicating worst disability). It includes 5 questions about pain and 8 questions about disability.
次要结局
- quality of patients' life: EQ 5D(up to 3 months after intervention)
研究者
Chrysanthi Batistaki
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Attikon Hospital