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Trigger Points of Supraspinatus Muscle: Osteopaths' Palpation Reproductibility and Ultrasound Translation

NCT05785650 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 61

Last updated 2023-07-20

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Summary

Trigger points (TP) are described as "hard, palpable nodules located within the taut bands of skeletal muscle" (Bardoni, 2022).

The aim of this study is to evaluate the reproductibility of palpation of TP between osteopaths and to compare this perception to ultrasound measures of echogenicity.

Method:

A sample of 61 patients will be included in the study. An osteopath will determine the eligibility of the study. The supraclavicular area will be mark every 2 cm to establish a grid for all evaluations.

First an osteopath will evaluate with palpation the presence of TP at every box of the grid.

A second osteopath will evaluate the same boxes and will be blinded to the result of the first osteopath.

At each step of palpation, a pain assessment will be carried out at each box. Then, the ultrasound technician will evaluate the echogeneicity of every box and will be blinded to the prior results.

The protocol will be approve by a french ethic committee.

Conditions

  • Shoulder Pain

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

osteopathic palpation

comparaison of ultrasound caracteristics of areas with ad without TP

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Institut des Hautes Etudes Osteopathiques de Nantes

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-08-30
Primary Completion
2024-02-28
Completion
2024-05-31

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