Subacromial Impingement Syndrome Approach Using High Intensity Laser Therapy

NCT ID: NCT02971215

Last Updated: 2017-11-08

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

46 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-11-30

Study Completion Date

2017-07-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of high intensity laser therapy in the treatment of subacromial impingement syndrome.

Detailed Description

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Shoulder pain has a high prevalence in our society, several studies estimate an annual prevalence between 5% and 47%. It is one of the main causes of musculoskeletal pain, particularly in third place, after the low back pain and neck pain.

Symptoms of pathologies of subacromial space impingement syndrome, where, regardless of origin, pain is the number one symptom for the patient, which emanates functional impairment and the impact on quality of life. Because of the need to implement research to assess the effectiveness of high intensity laser therapy with new studies mayor methodological quality of obtaining conclusive results, and based on the scientific evidence supporting the low-power laser therapy as a useful tool in addressing the shoulder tendon pathology, we consider very interesting the realization of this research project.

Conditions

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Subacromial Impingement

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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High-intensity laser therapy

High-intensity laser therapy application through iLux Laser device

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

iLux Laser

Intervention Type DEVICE

Treatment during 15 sessions. It is divided in two phases: 1. 12W. 50 Hz 20% duty cycle. 50 J/cm² in painful zone. 2. 15 W. Burst (10 pulses-900 msec each train) 250 J/cm² in painful zone. Trough the iLux Laser (Mectronic Medicale, Italy)

\+ Physical Therapy protocol.

Sham device

Sham high-intensity laser therapy application through sham iLux Laser device

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

Sham ilux Laser

Intervention Type DEVICE

Sham treatment during 15 sessions trough the iLux Laser (Mectronic Medicale, Italy), It is applies the same time than experimental one but with 0 W + Physical Therapy protocol.

Interventions

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iLux Laser

Treatment during 15 sessions. It is divided in two phases: 1. 12W. 50 Hz 20% duty cycle. 50 J/cm² in painful zone. 2. 15 W. Burst (10 pulses-900 msec each train) 250 J/cm² in painful zone. Trough the iLux Laser (Mectronic Medicale, Italy)

\+ Physical Therapy protocol.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Sham ilux Laser

Sham treatment during 15 sessions trough the iLux Laser (Mectronic Medicale, Italy), It is applies the same time than experimental one but with 0 W + Physical Therapy protocol.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients between 18 and 75 years old with diagnosis of subacromial impingement syndrome or any of the pathologies that compose it (tendinosis-tendinitis supraspinatus and rest of the rotator cuff, subacromial bursitis and tendinitis of the long head of the biceps).
* Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) less than or equal to 7.
* Forward flexion at least of 100º

Exclusion Criteria

* Calcific tendinitis
* Complete rupture of the rotator cuff.
* Adhesive capsulitis.
* Clinical history of pathologies that without affecting the shoulder joint refer to painful shoulder symptoms (cervical root involvement, cervical surgery, cervical osteoarthritis and neurological pathologies)
* Fibromyalgia
* Be receiving physiotherapeutic treatment or have received it previously for this pathology one month before the start of treatment.
* Patients with alterations of thermal sensitivity.
* Derived from the absolute and relative contraindications of Laser Therapy:
* Photosensitive patients
* Neoplastic processes
* Hyperthyroidism
* Pregnancy
* Patients with a history of epileptic seizures
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Castilla-La Mancha Health Service

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Hospital General Nuestra Señora del Prado

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Castilla-La Mancha

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Javier Aceituno-Gomez, PT

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Castilla-La Mancha Health Service

Locations

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Hospital General Nuestra Señora del Prado

Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

Other Identifiers

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jagHNSP

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id