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Physical Therapy Program for Prevention of Shoulder Pain After Device Implant

NCT00680537 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2019-01-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is a clinical research study to determine if a prescribed physical therapy intervention after subcutaneous implantation of an implanted cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) or pacemaker reduces the incidence of rotator cuff tendonitis when compared to usual post procedural care.

Conditions

  • Shoulder Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Exercises

Completion of a series of shoulder exercises for 6 weeks post device implant

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jose A Joglar · UT Southwestern Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-04-30
Primary Completion
2010-04-30
Completion
2011-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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