Physiotherapy Treatment of Shoulder Rotator Cuff Tendinopathies. Global Postural Reeducation or Aerobic Exercise?

NCT ID: NCT05613998

Last Updated: 2022-11-14

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

66 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-10-30

Study Completion Date

2023-10-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to compare in participant population (patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy of the shoulder) the effect of a Global Postural Reeducation (GPR) program vs. a nonspecific therapeutic (aerobic) exercise program

Detailed Description

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Participants who meet the inclusion criteria will be randomly distributed between group 1 "GPR", group 2 "exercise", or group 3 "no physical therapy intervention".

Group 1 participants will receive a physical therapy treatment using the GPR method for 6 weeks consisting of 1 weekly session lasting 40 min performing "frog on the ground" and "sitting" poses. Patients in this group will also perform self-postures at home daily for 10 minutes.

Group 2 participants perform training for 6 weeks using non-specific aerobic exercise consisting of a daily 20-minute walk at a speed of 4-5 km/h.

Group 3 participants will not receive any physical therapy treatment and will serve as a control group.

Conditions

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Rotator Cuff Tendinosis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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GR1. GPR intervention

Patients who will receive the GRP treatment protocol

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

GPR Group

Intervention Type OTHER

6-week treatment using the GPR method. 1 weekly session (45 min) with "frog on the ground" and "sitting" postures + daily home self-postures (10 min)

GR2. Non-specific Aerobic exercice intervention

Patients who will receive the non-specific aerobic exercise treatment protocol

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Aerobic Exercice Group

Intervention Type OTHER

6-week nonspecific aerobic exercise treatment. Participants will take a daily walk (20 min)

GR3. No physiotherapy intervention

Patients who will not receive physiotherapy treatment

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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GPR Group

6-week treatment using the GPR method. 1 weekly session (45 min) with "frog on the ground" and "sitting" postures + daily home self-postures (10 min)

Intervention Type OTHER

Aerobic Exercice Group

6-week nonspecific aerobic exercise treatment. Participants will take a daily walk (20 min)

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Shoulder pain with duration of at least 3 months
* Positive painful arc test during abduction
* At least one positive of the following tests: Hawkins-Kennedy test, Neer's sig, empty can test, drop arm or lift-off test

Exclusion Criteria

* Cervical radiculopathy
* Moderate or severe degenerative arthropathy
* Complete rotator cuff tear
* History of shoulder or neck surgery
* History of shoulder fractures or dislocation
* Frozen shoulder or adhesive capsulitis
* Previous interventions with steroid injections or physiotherapy 2 months before the start of the program
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Universidad Francisco de Vitoria

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Javier Álvarez

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Javier Alvarez-González

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Francisco de Vitoria University, Madrid, Spain

Arturo Morales-Muñiz, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Pablo Terrón-Manrique, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Francisco de Vitoria University, Madrid, Spain

Locations

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Francisco de Vitoria University

Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Spain

Central Contacts

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Javier Alvarez-González

Role: CONTACT

+34629483292

Javier Alvarez-González

Role: CONTACT

(+34)629483292

Facility Contacts

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Alvarez-González

Role: primary

References

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van der Heijden GJ, van der Windt DA, de Winter AF. Physiotherapy for patients with soft tissue shoulder disorders: a systematic review of randomised clinical trials. BMJ. 1997 Jul 5;315(7099):25-30. doi: 10.1136/bmj.315.7099.25.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9233322 (View on PubMed)

Marinko LN, Chacko JM, Dalton D, Chacko CC. The effectiveness of therapeutic exercise for painful shoulder conditions: a meta-analysis. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2011 Dec;20(8):1351-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2011.05.013. Epub 2011 Sep 1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21889366 (View on PubMed)

Littlewood C, Ashton J, Chance-Larsen K, May S, Sturrock B. Exercise for rotator cuff tendinopathy: a systematic review. Physiotherapy. 2012 Jun;98(2):101-9. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2011.08.002. Epub 2011 Oct 5.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Kosek E, Ekholm J. Modulation of pressure pain thresholds during and following isometric contraction. Pain. 1995 Jun;61(3):481-486. doi: 10.1016/0304-3959(94)00217-3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 7478692 (View on PubMed)

Naugle KM, Fillingim RB, Riley JL 3rd. A meta-analytic review of the hypoalgesic effects of exercise. J Pain. 2012 Dec;13(12):1139-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2012.09.006. Epub 2012 Nov 8.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Amorim CS, Gracitelli ME, Marques AP, Alves VL. Effectiveness of global postural reeducation compared to segmental exercises on function, pain, and quality of life of patients with scapular dyskinesis associated with neck pain: a preliminary clinical trial. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2014 Jul-Aug;37(6):441-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2013.08.011. Epub 2014 Aug 3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Heron SR, Woby SR, Thompson DP. Comparison of three types of exercise in the treatment of rotator cuff tendinopathy/shoulder impingement syndrome: A randomized controlled trial. Physiotherapy. 2017 Jun;103(2):167-173. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2016.09.001. Epub 2016 Sep 21.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27884499 (View on PubMed)

Kinsella R, Cowan SM, Watson L, Pizzari T. A comparison of isometric, isotonic concentric and isotonic eccentric exercises in the physiotherapy management of subacromial pain syndrome/rotator cuff tendinopathy: study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2017 Nov 14;3:45. doi: 10.1186/s40814-017-0190-3. eCollection 2017.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29163981 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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RPGEI

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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