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Comparison of Rehabilitative Game Exercise and Body Awareness Therapy in Rotator Cuff Syndrome
Led by Medipol University · Updated on 2025-10-01
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What this Trial Is About
Rotator cuff syndrome is a common shoulder problem that starts as acute tendinopathy and can progress to partial or full thickness tears, mainly affecting the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles. This condition causes shoulder pain, limits joint movement, reduces proprioception, and affects upper limb function and quality of life. Researchers aim to compare the effects of a rehabilitative game exercise program and basic body awareness therapy on various factors like pain, shoulder function, proprioception, and quality of life in people with rotator cuff syndrome. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of three groups. The control group will receive conventional exercise training for 6 weeks, 5 days a week, under physiotherapist supervision. The body awareness training group will receive basic body awareness exercises twice a week for 6 weeks in addition to conventional exercises. The rehabilitative game exercise group will engage in video-based game exercises called 'Active Arcade Game' twice a week for 6 weeks along with conventional exercises, all supervised by a physiotherapist. During the study, participants will be evaluated at the start and after 6 weeks for pain severity, pain threshold, joint range of motion, and joint position sense. Additional assessments will include shoulder-related quality of life, shoulder function, body awareness, body image, fear of movement (kinesiophobia), and patient satisfaction. The study duration for each participant is 6 weeks with close monitoring of progress and response to the different therapy programs.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Comparison of Rehabilitative Game Exercise and Body Awareness Therapy in Rotator Cuff Syndrome
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Diagnosis of partial supraspinatus rupture by an Orthopedics and Traumatology specialist
- Unilateral shoulder pain
- No prior physiotherapy program for the shoulder problem
- Body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m² or less
- Willingness and ability to cooperate in the study
You will not qualify if you...
- Previous shoulder surgery
- Received local corticosteroid injection or corticosteroid treatment in the last three months
- Presence of neurological, cardiac, systemic, cognitive, or visual diseases that could affect participation or outcomes
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - 6 weeks
Participants receive either conventional exercise training, body awareness training combined with conventional exercises, or rehabilitative game exercise combined with conventional exercises to improve shoulder function and reduce pain.
2 to 5 visits per week depending on the group for up to 6 weeks
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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Özlem Görgülü Göksu
Istanbul, Beykoz, Turkey (Türkiye), 34815
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Research Team
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Özlem Görgülü Göksu, PT, MSc
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
3
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