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Exercise in the Physiotherapy Management of Shoulder Impingement

NCT01691157 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 94

Last updated 2012-10-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this trial is to investigate the effectiveness of an evidence based exercise program for shoulder impingement. Approximately 1% of adults consult their General Practitioner (GP) with shoulder pain each year, making it the third most common reason for musculoskeletal GP consultations in the UK. A further 50% of these patients are diagnosed with subacromial impingement syndrome (SAIS) (shoulder impingement syndrome) and commonly referred for physiotherapy treatment. This trial aims to compare the effectiveness of an evidence based exercise protocol with usual physiotherapy care.

Conditions

  • Subacromial Impingement Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

Evidence based exercise protocol

An evidence based graduated exercise rehabilitation protocol will be provided and supervised by a physiotherapist. patients will receive 6 sessions of supervised physiotherapy

OTHER

Usual physiotherapy without exercise

Will receive modified usual physiotherapy care that can consist of any physiotherapeutic modalities normally provided except exercise. this may consist of postural advice, taping, electrotherapy, acupuncture, manual joint mobilizations of the shoulder, cervical or thoracic spine.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

    collaborator OTHER

  • Northern Health and Social Care Trust

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Mayo Clinic

    collaborator OTHER

  • Keele University

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Ulster

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Joseph G McVeigh, BSc Hons · University of Ulster

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-09-30
Primary Completion
2013-05-31
Completion
2013-05-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

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