Effectiveness of a Group Intervention for the Treatment of Shoulder Pathologies

NCT ID: NCT02541279

Last Updated: 2016-10-25

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

76 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-11-30

Study Completion Date

2015-07-31

Brief Summary

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The investigators determined the effectiveness of a group intervention for the treatment of shoulder pathologies.

Detailed Description

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The investigators performed a two-armed prospective clinical trial study, analyzing a sample formed by 76 patients with shoulder pain. The patients were allocated to one group randomly (intervention or control group). The data was obtained in the San Juan de Alicante Hospital between November 2014 and July 2015.

Conditions

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Shoulder Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Intervention

The intervention group received 6 sessions of shoulder exercises controlled by a physiotherapist.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Physiotherapy exercises guideline

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Exercises controlled by a physiotherapist.

Control

The control group received a paper explaining the same exercises which were performed by the intervention group. This group made the exercises at home.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Physiotherapy exercises guideline

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Exercises controlled by a physiotherapist.

Interventions

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Physiotherapy exercises guideline

Exercises controlled by a physiotherapist.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

-Patients who came to the Rehabilitation Service of the San Juan de Alicante Hospital between November 2014 and July 2015 with one of the diagnosed diseases indicated in the 726.10 ICD-9-CM code (nontraumatic rotator cuff tear, bursitis, tendinitis, and medical diagnostics impingement syndrome of any severity depending stadiums Neer (1990) unilateral or bilateral joint balance with free or minimally limited internal rotation).

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients who cannot perform the exercises correctly (example: psychiatry disorders)
* Patients with Shoulder surgery
* Patients whose shoulder pain is above 7 according VAS pain.
Minimum Eligible Age

45 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Hospital Universitario San Juan de Alicante

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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María Isabel Tomás-Rodríguez, PT

PT MSC

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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M Rosario Asensio Garcia, Phd

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche Alicante Spain

Locations

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Miguel Hernández de Elche

San Juan, Alicante, Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

References

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Bervoets DC, Luijsterburg PA, Alessie JJ, Buijs MJ, Verhagen AP. Massage therapy has short-term benefits for people with common musculoskeletal disorders compared to no treatment: a systematic review. J Physiother. 2015 Jul;61(3):106-16. doi: 10.1016/j.jphys.2015.05.018. Epub 2015 Jun 17.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26093806 (View on PubMed)

Senbursa G, Baltaci G, Atay A. Comparison of conservative treatment with and without manual physical therapy for patients with shoulder impingement syndrome: a prospective, randomized clinical trial. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2007 Jul;15(7):915-21. doi: 10.1007/s00167-007-0288-x. Epub 2007 Feb 28.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17333123 (View on PubMed)

Bankes MJ, Emery RJ. An evaluation of the Constant-Murley shoulder assessment. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1997 Jul;79(4):696. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9250771 (View on PubMed)

Littlewood C, Bateman M, Brown K, Bury J, Mawson S, May S, Walters SJ. A self-managed single exercise programme versus usual physiotherapy treatment for rotator cuff tendinopathy: a randomised controlled trial (the SELF study). Clin Rehabil. 2016 Jul;30(7):686-96. doi: 10.1177/0269215515593784. Epub 2015 Jul 9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26160149 (View on PubMed)

Page MJ, McKenzie JE, Green SE, Beaton DE, Jain NB, Lenza M, Verhagen AP, Surace S, Deitch J, Buchbinder R. Core domain and outcome measurement sets for shoulder pain trials are needed: systematic review of physical therapy trials. J Clin Epidemiol. 2015 Nov;68(11):1270-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.06.006. Epub 2015 Jun 16.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26092288 (View on PubMed)

Asensio-Garcia MDR, Bernabeu-Casas RC, Palazon-Bru A, Tomas-Rodriguez MI, Nouni-Garcia R. Effectiveness of a Group Physiotherapy Intervention in Nontraumatic, Inoperable Painful Shoulder: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2018 Feb;97(2):110-115. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000817.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 28857770 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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14/324

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id