Status:
COMPLETED
Effectiveness of Physiotherapy for Chronic Shoulder Pain
Lead Sponsor:
University of Melbourne
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia
Conditions:
Shoulder Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether a physiotherapy program reduces pain and improves disability and quality-of-life in people with chronic shoulder pain. The main study hypotheses ar...
Detailed Description
Chronic rotator cuff pathology (CRCP) is a common cause of musculoskeletal morbidity in the community. Physiotherapy is often the first line of management for this condition. However, the effectivenes...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- diagnosis of CRCP as evident by symptoms and signs including pain on active abduction or external rotation and positive impingement test;
- symptoms of pain in shoulder for \> 3 months;
- average movement pain \> 3 on a 10 cm visual analogue scale;
- aged ≥ 18 years;
- able to understand written and spoken English.
Exclusion
- severe pain at rest, defined as \> 7 on a visual analogue scale;
- global restriction of shoulder movements;
- systemic inflammatory joint disease;
- x-ray evidence of shoulder osteoarthritis or fracture;
- calcification about the shoulder joint;
- reason to suspect a complete rotator cuff rupture (eg. weakness of arm elevation, a positive "drop arm sign", a high riding humerus visible on x-ray or a complete tear on ultrasound);
- previous shoulder surgery on affected arm;
- physiotherapy, corticosteroid injection or hydrodilatation for shoulder in past 3 months;
- commenced non-steroidal antiinflammatory medication (NSAIDs) or conservative intervention in past 2 weeks.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
120 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00415441
Start Date
March 1 2004
End Date
September 1 2008
Last Update
January 17 2013
Active Locations (1)
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University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3010