Status:
COMPLETED
Treatment of Subacromial Shoulder Pain by Individual or Group Physiotherapy Following Corticosteroid Injection
Lead Sponsor:
South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
Collaborating Sponsors:
Northern Ireland Clinical Trials Unit
University of Ulster
Conditions:
Shoulder Pain
Rotator Cuff Impingement
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is therefore to examine the clinical effectiveness and provide an economic analysis of individual versus group physiotherapy, following corticosteroid injection, for management o...
Detailed Description
This trial was a single blind, randomised, equivalence trial comparing rotator cuff rehabilitation classes with traditional individual physiotherapy in subacromial impingement of the shoulder. A total...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- unilateral shoulder pain of more than 4 weeks duration and a Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) score of \>= 30 as this represents significant disability. Shoulder pain is defined as pain in the shoulder region, including the upper arm, elicited by active or passive shoulder movement. The diagnosis of "subacromial pain" is defined by range as no limitation in passive range of movement or restriction of passive range of movement mainly in abduction rather than external rotation.
Exclusion
- inability to give informed consent
- physiotherapy or injection treatment for current shoulder pain in previous 3 months
- blood coagulation disorders
- bilateral shoulder pain
- evidence of systemic infection
- abnormal shoulder X-ray defined as significant glenohumeral or subacromial joint space narrowing suggesting osteoarthritis of glenohumeral joint or complete rotator cuff rupture,
- evidence of rotator cuff tear, tested by external rotation lag sign, drop sign, internal rotation lag sign and static muscle resistance in external rotation, internal rotation and abduction,
- history of significant trauma to the shoulder,
- inflammatory joint disease,
- history of cerebrovascular accident,
- allergy or contraindication to Triamcinolone/contraindication to injection.
- evidence of referred pain from cervical spine disease.
- pregnancy or breast feeding
- patients whose first language is not English
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 19 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 10 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
136 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04058522
Start Date
September 19 2008
End Date
February 10 2013
Last Update
August 15 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Ian Ryans
Dundonald, Co Down, United Kingdom, BT16 2LN