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The Effect of an Evidence-based Physiotherapy Regimen for Patients With Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy

NCT02304003 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2018-08-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Primary aim of this study is to investigate wether an evidence-based physiotherapy regimen is more effective than standard care in patients referred for arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder. It is hypothesized that a multimodal physiotherapy regimen will relieve pain, improve shoulder function and reduce the need for subacromial decompression surgery of the shoulder compared to standard care/wait and see controls.

Conditions

  • Tendinopathy
  • Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
  • Shoulder Pain
  • Subacromial Impingement

Interventions

OTHER

Structured Physiotherapy Regimen

Experimental group will be treated with heavy-slow resistance exercises targeted at the rotator cuff tendons, and exercises to improve scapular stability and strength. Glenohumeral mobilisation techniques and and stretching of glenohumeral capsule and pectoralis minor. Rotator cuff tendons and glenohumeral synovia will be irradiated with low level laser according to WALT dosage recommendations . Intervention period is 12 weeks. Three weekly treatment sessions at 0-3 weeks. 4-12 weeks one treatment session weekly , and two days of home-exercise per week.

OTHER

Standard Care

Standard follow up in primary care.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Bergen

    collaborator OTHER

  • Bergen University College

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jan Magnus Bjordal, Professor · University of Bergen , Dep. of Global Public Health and Primary Care, Physiotherapy Research Group, Norway.

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-04-30
Primary Completion
2021-06-30
Completion
2022-06-30

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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