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Cognitive Functional Therapy for Treating Individuals With Chronic Shoulder Pain
Led by Federal University of Paraíba · Updated on 2025-02-19
72
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
92 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Shoulder pain is a debilitating musculoskeletal condition with functional, physical, and psychological impacts. Interventions for chronic shoulder pain should address the biopsychosocial model, with Cognitive Functional Therapy emerging as a promising physiotherapy approach. Cognitive Functional Therapy approaches the multidimensional nature of pain, integrating physical and cognitive aspects. The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to compare the effects of Cognitive Functional Therapy with therapeutic exercise on biological aspects of pain (pain intensity, disability, function, perception of improvement/deterioration, and central pain processing), and psychosocial aspects of pain (sleep quality, self-efficacy, and biopsychosocial factors). The hypothesis of this study is that CFT will lead to greater improvements in these outcomes compared to therapeutic exercise.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Cognitive Functional Therapy for Treating Individuals With Chronic Shoulder Pain
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Men or women
- Age between 18 and 60 years
- Shoulder pain lasting more than 3 months
- Pain intensity of 4 points or more on the 11-point Numeric Pain Rating Scale
- High level of disability or moderate level of irritability
You will not qualify if you...
- History of fracture or surgery of the clavicle, scapula, and/or humerus, surgical stabilization or rotator cuff repair
- History of dislocation, instability, or rotator cuff tear
- Adhesive capsulitis with gradual onset pain, stiffness, and reduced mobility
- Currently pregnant
- Shoulder pain radiating during cervical or thoracic spine tests (positive Spurling test)
- Neurological or systemic diseases affecting muscle strength and sensitivity such as rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, lupus, gout, and diabetes
- Corticosteroid injection in the shoulder region in the last 3 months
- Physiotherapy treatment in the last 6 months
- Active treatment for cancer
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Federal University of Paraíba
João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil, 58051-970
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Research Team
D
Danilo H Kamonseki, PhD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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