Study of Strengthening Exercises and Improving Movement for Painful Shoulders in Adults With Spinal Cord Injury
Completed · Phase 1
Conditions studied: Shoulder Pain
In brief
The purpose of this study is to conduct research to see if we can help people who have a spinal cord injury and shoulder pain to decrease the pain in the shoulders. We are investigating the effectiveness of a home exercise program for the shoulders and changes in how tasks are performed compared to an educational program on shoulder pain. There are no new experimental procedures included in this study; instead it is a comparison of two types of treatment that have been provided for this problem before. The new part of this study is the collecting of information before and after treatment. We hypothesize that those who participate in this home exercise program will have decrease shoulder pain and increase activity.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00461474
- Run by
- University of Southern California
- People needed
- 80
- Starts
- 2004-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2006-03-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2007-04-19
Who can join
Age: 19 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- post-pubescent (age 14 or older) onset of paraplegia,
- at least 5 years duration with spinal cord injury, current age between 19 and 75,
- unilateral or bilateral shoulder pain that interferes with at least one functional task (e.g. transfers, wheelchair propulsion),
- subjects who propel a manual wheelchair >50% normalized velocity and ability to understand the informed consent.
You may not qualify if…
- hospitalization within the last month
- a cortisone injection to the shoulder within the last 4 months,
- a fracture within the last year,
- shoulder surgery to the painful side within the last year,
- a diagnosis of complete rotator cuff tear, rheumatoid arthritis, adhesive capsulitis at the shoulder or complex regional pain syndrome (also known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy),
- any serious medical conditions, major depression, alcohol abuse, or being unlikely to complete the 12-weeks of treatment.
Where it is running
- Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Hospital — Downey, California, United States
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