Exercise and Manual Therapy for Shoulder Subacromial Impingement Syndrome
Completed · Phase 2
Conditions studied: Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
In brief
The purposes of this study are to: 1. determine if a rehabilitation program that consists of exercise and manual therapy reduces pain and improves quality of life in patients with shoulder subacromial impingement syndrome; 2. determine which patients are likely to respond to this rehabilitation program and which patients are not likely to respond to this rehabilitation program The hypotheses are: 1. the rehabilitation treatment program will result in significant changes in pain and quality of life 2. there will be items from the history and examination that will identify those patients who respond favorably and those who do not respond favorably to rehabilitation at 6 weeks, 3, 6 and 12 months.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00632996
- Run by
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- People needed
- 162
- Starts
- 2008-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2014-01-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-12-21
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Diagnosis of shoulder impingement syndrome as evidence by all 5 criteria:
- Reproduction of symptoms with impingement test: either Hawkins-Kennedy or Neer Test
- Pain during active shoulder elevation at or above 60 degrees
- Weakness of rotator cuff or pain during the Empty Can test or during resisted shoulder external rotation
- Shoulder disability: greater than or equal to 20/100 (0 = no disability)
- Able to understand written and spoken English
You may not qualify if…
- Severe pain; pain is > or equal to 7/10 on NPRS (0 = no pain)
- Shoulder surgery on affected shoulder
- Traumatic shoulder dislocation within the past 3 months
- Previous rehabilitation for this episode of shoulder pain
- Reproduction of shoulder pain with active or passive cervical motion
- Systemic inflammatory joint disease
- Global loss of passive shoulder ROM, indicative of adhesive capsulitis
Where it is running
- Virginia Commonwealth University — Richmond, Virginia, United States
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