Physiotherapeutic Case Studies in Frozen Shoulder Pathology

NCT ID: NCT05175586

Last Updated: 2022-01-13

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-02-03

Study Completion Date

2021-10-07

Brief Summary

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The stiff shoulder presents symptoms such as pain, loss of mobility and strength, being more common the idiopathic origin associated to the female gender. The definitive diagnosis presents complications due to the number of etiologies that can cause it. Epidemiologically, it presents from 2 to 5% of medical incapacities in the working population. Objective: To investigate the efficacy of percutaneous Neuromodulation together with Orthopedic Manual Therapy (Maitland and Mulligan) in comparison with Orthopedic Manual Therapy (Maitland and Mulligan) used in stiff shoulder.Design: Experimental clinical trial in 30 patients aged 21 to 76 years from a physiotherapy center divided into two groups: Group 1 (n=15) Percutaneous Neuromodulation + Orthopaedic Manual Therapy (Maitland and Mulligan) Group 2 (n=15) Orthopaedic Manual Therapy (Maitland and Mulligan).

Detailed Description

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The stiff shoulder is a pathology characterized by a biomechanical restriction of the active and passive movement of the shoulder, showing clinical pictures of local inflammation with a notorious hyper vascularization that helps the clinical manifestations painful flexion, stiffness, limitation of external rotation, pain over the lower cervical area or near the insertion of the deltoid muscle and pain when supporting the affected limb with body weight.

Etiologically there are idiopathic and external factors that cause disorders such as osteoarthritis, chronic subacromial bursitis, or rotator cuff tendinopathy. Likewise, trauma is involved in a secondary way as well as diseases such as Parkinson's, diabetes, thyroid disorders among others. These clinical factors present two types of diagnosis: primary idiopathic stiff shoulder and extrinsic stiff shoulder secondary to trauma or surgery.

Among the physiotherapeutic treatments provided are joint mobilizations, therapeutic exercises, deep Cyriax massage, osteopathic techniques, cryotherapy (inflammatory phase), thermotherapy (chronic phase), electrotherapy for pain and ultrasound.

From the economic point of view, it presents from 2 to 5% of the medical incapacities in the working population, being this disease one of the first 20 sick leaves that reaches up to 12 months, generating high public hospital expenses and difficulties for the business area. Due to the above, many patients enter the operating room as a quick option to return to normality. However, this option does not seem to be the best for this disease, since the hypomobility of the movement increases gradually and chronically, caused by the fibrotic processes in the anterior face of the capsule, generating long-term inability for the external rotation of the joint.

The aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy of Percutaneous Neuromodulation together with Orthopaedic Manual Therapy (Maitland and Mulligan) compared to Orthopaedic Manual Therapy (Maitland and Mulligan) used in the stiff shoulder.

Conditions

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Articular; Rigid

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

30 divided into two groups: Group 1 (n=15) percutaneous neuromodulation together with orthopaedic manual therapy (Maitland and Mulligan) Group 2 (n=15) orthopaedic manual therapy (Maitland and Mulligan).
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Group 1

15 patients in the experimental group of percutaneous neuromodulation together with orthopaedic manual therapy (Maitland and Mulligan)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

First data analysis

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

A series of questions were asked to a number of patients with diagnoses related to primary idiopathic stiff shoulder and/or extrinsic stiff shoulder secondary to trauma or surgery. These patients are part of the physiotherapy clinic receiving the research. This questionnaire answers basic questions for the structure of the study such as age and sex, physical behaviour during the week, endurance, athletic disability, reason for attending the clinic, exploratory motor tests, etc. Subsequently, physiotherapeutic tests related to the pathology within the research were performed consisting of joint range, percentage of shoulder disability and pain scale.

Second data analysis

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Three treatment sessions of Percutaneous Neuromodulation (PNM) and Orthopaedic Manual Therapy (OMT) (Maitland and Mulligan) (group 1) and three treatment sessions of Orthopaedic Manual Therapy (OMT) (Maitland and Mulligan) (group 2) were performed at a rate of two sessions per month for three months. These therapies were compared with the clinical examination performed prior to each new session to verify changes in joint range, percentage of shoulder disability, strength and pain scale.

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Intervention Type OTHER

Age and sex were expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD). The rest of the variables were expressed as mean, absolute and relative frequency. The chi-square test was used to analyse the differences between the examinations in terms of the time taken and the treatments used in the two groups. A confidence level of 95% was established, considering a value of p\<0.05 as statistically significant.

Group 2

15 patients in the experimental group of orthopaedic manual therapy (Maitland and Mulligan).

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

First data analysis

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

A series of questions were asked to a number of patients with diagnoses related to primary idiopathic stiff shoulder and/or extrinsic stiff shoulder secondary to trauma or surgery. These patients are part of the physiotherapy clinic receiving the research. This questionnaire answers basic questions for the structure of the study such as age and sex, physical behaviour during the week, endurance, athletic disability, reason for attending the clinic, exploratory motor tests, etc. Subsequently, physiotherapeutic tests related to the pathology within the research were performed consisting of joint range, percentage of shoulder disability and pain scale.

Second data analysis

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Three treatment sessions of Percutaneous Neuromodulation (PNM) and Orthopaedic Manual Therapy (OMT) (Maitland and Mulligan) (group 1) and three treatment sessions of Orthopaedic Manual Therapy (OMT) (Maitland and Mulligan) (group 2) were performed at a rate of two sessions per month for three months. These therapies were compared with the clinical examination performed prior to each new session to verify changes in joint range, percentage of shoulder disability, strength and pain scale.

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Intervention Type OTHER

Age and sex were expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD). The rest of the variables were expressed as mean, absolute and relative frequency. The chi-square test was used to analyse the differences between the examinations in terms of the time taken and the treatments used in the two groups. A confidence level of 95% was established, considering a value of p\<0.05 as statistically significant.

Interventions

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First data analysis

A series of questions were asked to a number of patients with diagnoses related to primary idiopathic stiff shoulder and/or extrinsic stiff shoulder secondary to trauma or surgery. These patients are part of the physiotherapy clinic receiving the research. This questionnaire answers basic questions for the structure of the study such as age and sex, physical behaviour during the week, endurance, athletic disability, reason for attending the clinic, exploratory motor tests, etc. Subsequently, physiotherapeutic tests related to the pathology within the research were performed consisting of joint range, percentage of shoulder disability and pain scale.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Second data analysis

Three treatment sessions of Percutaneous Neuromodulation (PNM) and Orthopaedic Manual Therapy (OMT) (Maitland and Mulligan) (group 1) and three treatment sessions of Orthopaedic Manual Therapy (OMT) (Maitland and Mulligan) (group 2) were performed at a rate of two sessions per month for three months. These therapies were compared with the clinical examination performed prior to each new session to verify changes in joint range, percentage of shoulder disability, strength and pain scale.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

database

Age and sex were expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD). The rest of the variables were expressed as mean, absolute and relative frequency. The chi-square test was used to analyse the differences between the examinations in terms of the time taken and the treatments used in the two groups. A confidence level of 95% was established, considering a value of p\<0.05 as statistically significant.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with difficulty in activities of daily living ABVD 35.
* Patients with positive results in some of the physical examination tests.
* Patients with a previous diagnosis by ultrasound imaging.
* Patients with surgical intervention after 3 months of age.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with mental disorders or deficits.
* Patients with needle phobia (belonephobia).
* Patients with recent surgery before 3 months of age.
* Patients with previous dislocation of the affected shoulder.
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

76 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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GEMA LEÓN BRAVO

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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GEMA LEÓN BRAVO

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Gema León Bravo, Physiotherap

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Departamento de Enfermería, Farmacología y Fisioterapia, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, España

Jaime Rando Anaya, Physiotherap

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Universidad de Córdoba

Locations

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Gema León Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Clinic

Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

References

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Other Identifiers

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TFG-EFCH-2021

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

ART-GLB-HOM-CONG

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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