The Effectiveness of Self-thoracic Spine Mobilization on Improving Sleep Quality in Patients Who Have Shoulder Pain

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Conditions studied: Shoulder Pain Chronic

In brief

This project aims to study the impacts of self-thoracic spine and rib mobilization on sleep quality in patients who present to UTSW physicians with shoulder pain. The investigators plan to randomize participants into treatment and control groups, but the investigators will provide education on sleep hygiene for each group. The treatment group will also receive instruction to mobilize their thoracic spine and ribs each night before going to sleep.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03088085

Run by

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

People needed

48

Starts

2017-02-20

Expected to finish

2020-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-05-19

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 89. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Shoulder pain with associated sleeping disturbance
• Between the ages of 18-89
• Present to the clinics in the Departments of Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, and Orthopedic Surgery at UTSW

You may not qualify if…

• non-English speakers
• chronic pain or rheumatic disorders
• unstable psychopathology, cognitive impairment (including dementia)
• current or recent history (within 6 months) of substance abuse disorders
• recent history of surgery or fracture to the cervical spine, thoracic spine, ribs, or shoulders (within 6 months)
• metabolic bone disease (including osteoporosis)
• fusion or ankyloses
• osteomyelitis, pregnancy, vertebral basilar insufficiency, neoplastic disease, malignancy in the area of treatment
• actively treated for sleep disorders (including insomnia)
• uncontrolled congestive heart failure, COPD, hypertension, or other serious medical illness

Where it is running

• Health Professions Physical Therapy Clinic — Dallas, Texas, United States

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