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Study of the Effect of Neck Treatment on Shoulder Impingement

NCT00764764 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2016-10-04

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Summary

The purpose of this pilot study is to conduct research to determine the most effective physical therapy treatment for a condition called shoulder impingement. This condition occurs when tissue in the shoulder is caught between the humerus (arm bone) and the scapula (shoulder blade). This causes pain when one tries to reach overhead or behind the back.

Two treatment methods will be used in the study. The first method uses the traditional treatments of hands-on shoulder stretching, shoulder exercise, posture, and education. The second method will use the traditional methods of shoulder treatment in addition to treatment of the cervical spine.

It is hypothesized that a group of patients between 40 and 70 years of age with signs and symptoms of shoulder impingement who receive physical therapy to the cervical spine and shoulder will report a higher level of functioning, will report less pain, and will gain more range of motion than a group of patients receiving physical therapy solely to the shoulder.

Conditions

  • Shoulder Impingement
  • Shoulder Pain
  • Rotator Cuff Tendinitis
  • Cervical Degenerative Joint Disease

Interventions

PROCEDURE

shoulder treatment

shoulder exercise, joint mobilization, home program, posture

PROCEDURE

Shoulder AND cervical treatment

Cervical and shoulder joint mobilization, exercise, posture, and home program

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • CAMC Health System

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Clark K Vaughan, MHSc, PT · CAMC Health System

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-05-31
Primary Completion
2008-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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