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The Effectiveness of Self-thoracic Spine Mobilization on Improving Sleep Quality in Patients Who Have Shoulder Pain

NCT03088085 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2020-05-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This project aims to study the impacts of self-thoracic spine and rib mobilization on sleep quality in patients who present to UTSW physicians with shoulder pain. The investigators plan to randomize participants into treatment and control groups, but the investigators will provide education on sleep hygiene for each group. The treatment group will also receive instruction to mobilize their thoracic spine and ribs each night before going to sleep.

Conditions

  • Shoulder Pain Chronic

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Self-mobilization

Subjects will mobilize thoracic spine and ribs with a foam roller every night before going to bed.

PROCEDURE

Sleep Education

Subjects will be educated on sleep hygiene in order to improve likelihood of having good sleep.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tara Dickson, DPT · Assistant Professor

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-02-20
Primary Completion
2019-10-01
Completion
2020-05-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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