ROTATHERMSpa Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Shoulder Pain Due to Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy: ROTATHERM, a Large Randomized Multicentre Trial
immediate spa therapy
Estudio de Tratamiento
Resumen
Fecha de inicio: 1 de marzo de 2009
Fecha en la que se inscribió al primer participante.To determine whether spa therapy has a beneficial effect on pain and disability in the management of shoulder pain due to chronic rotator cuff lesions, this multicentre randomized prospective clinical trial includes patients with shoulder pain due to chronic degenerative rotator cuff tendinopathy who attend French spa resorts as outpatients. Subjects are randomized into two groups: immediate spa therapy (18 days of standardized treatment) and control (spa therapy delayed for 6 months). All patients continue usual treatments during the 6-month follow-up period. The main endpoint is the mean change in the DASH score at 6 months. Secondary endpoints are the mean change in SF-36 components, treatments used, and tolerance. The effect size of spa therapy is calculated and the proportion of patients reaching minimal clinically important improvement (MCII) is compared between groups.
Protocolo
Esta sección proporciona detalles del plan del estudio, incluyendo cómo está diseñado y qué se está evaluando.Se reclutarán 186 pacientes
Número total de participantes que el ensayo clínico espera reclutar.Estudio de Tratamiento
Elegibilidad
Los investigadores buscan pacientes que cumplan ciertos criterios, conocidos como criterios de elegibilidad: estado general de salud o tratamientos previos.Cualquier sexo
Sexo biológico de los participantes elegibles para inscribirse.De 20 a 80 años
Rango de edades de los participantes que pueden unirse al estudio.Voluntarios sanos no permitidos
Indica si personas sanas, sin la condición que se estudia, pueden participar.Criterios
Inclusion Criteria: chronic shoulder pain (symptom duration of more than 6 months) due to primary or secondary tendinopathy of the rotator cuff. In cases of rotator cuff tendinopathy related to traumatic events, the trauma was required to have happened at least 6 months previously. Corticosteroid treatment for concomitant disease could be continued at a stable dose. Shoulder x-rays within the previous 18 months were required in all cases. Exclusion Criteria: shoulder pain related to neurological or vascular disorders or neoplasms; referred pain from internal organs; systemic rheumatic conditions; inability to complete questionnaires because of cognitive impairment, or language difficulty; contraindication (immune deficiency, evolving cardiovascular conditions, cancer, infection, non-equilibrated diabetes mellitus) or intolerance to any aspect of spa treatment; spa treatment within the previous 6 months; steroid injection within the previous 3 months; physiotherapy in the previous month; changes in non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) administration within the previous 5 days or in other analgesic drug use within the previous 12 hours.
Plan de Estudio
Conoce todos los tratamientos administrados en este estudio, su descripción detallada y en qué consisten.2 grupos de intervención están designados en este estudio
0% de probabilidad de ser asignado al grupo placebo
Grupos de Tratamiento
Grupo I
ExperimentalGrupo II
Sin IntervenciónObjetivos del Estudio
Objetivos Primarios
Objetivos Secundarios
Centros del Estudio
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