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EaSIThe Effectiveness of Exercise in the Physiotherapy Management of Subacromial Impingement Syndrome

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What is being tested

Usual physiotherapy without exercise

+ Evidence based exercise protocol

Other
Who is being recruted

Shoulder Injuries+4

+ Behavior

+ Joint Diseases

Over 18 Years
+14 Eligibility Criteria
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Interventional
Study Start: September 2012
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Summary

Principal SponsorUniversity of Ulster
Study ContactCatherine E Hanratty, BSc HonsMore contacts
Last updated: October 12, 2012
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Study start date: September 1, 2012

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

Physiotherapy management of shoulder impingement frequently involves exercise, however there is little evidence underpinning exercise prescription and outcomes are poor. Few trials have investigated which muscles should be targeted and how they should be strengthened with respect to the mode, frequency, duration, intensity and progression. This is a randomized controlled trial(RCT) investigating the effectiveness of an evidence based exercise program for shoulder impingement. This research may have an impact on how physiotherapists provide exercise programs to patients with shoulder impingement.

NCT01691157
Principal SponsorUniversity of Ulster
Study ContactCatherine E Hanratty, BSc HonsMore contacts
Last updated: October 12, 2012
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Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

94 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

Over 18 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Shoulder InjuriesBehaviorJoint DiseasesMusculoskeletal DiseasesWounds and InjuriesMotor ActivityShoulder Impingement Syndrome

Criteria

4 inclusion criteria required to participate
Patients must be aged 18 years and older
Positive Hawkins-Kennedy test
Positive on testing either supraspinatus (empty can test) or infraspinatus (resisted external rotation in neutral)
Shoulder pain of at least 3/10 in severity that has been diagnosed by a consultant rheumatologist, orthopaedic surgeon or general practitioner within the past 12 months
10 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
A history of dislocation of the shoulder within the previous two years
A history of fractures of the upper arm, shoulder or clavicle within the past two years
Acute traumatic conditions
Current signs and symptoms of acute nerve root pain arising from the cervical or upper thoracic spine
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Study Plan

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Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

2 intervention groups are designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Active Comparator
Will receive 6 sessions of 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.

Group II

Experimental
Will receive an evidence based exercise protocol but no other physiotherapeutic modalities

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.

This study has 4 locations

Recruiting

Musgrave Park Hospital

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Recruiting

The Waveney Hospital

Ballymena, United Kingdom
Recruiting

Robinson Memorial Hospital

Ballymoney, United Kingdom
Recruiting

The Fort Centre, Physiotherapy Department

Coleraine, United Kingdom
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