Comparison of Rehabilitative Game Exercise and Body Awareness Therapy in Rotator Cuff Syndrome

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Conditions studied: Rotator Cuff Syndrome

In brief

Rotator cuff syndrome is one of the most common problems in the shoulder, starting as acute tendinopathy and progressing to partial and full thickness tears. Shoulder pain causes a decrease in shoulder joint movement, joint position sense, upper extremity function and quality of life. Among the most commonly used conservative treatment methods; Joint range of motion exercises, stretching exercises, strengthening exercises, mobilization and electrotherapy method are included. Nowadays, with the widespread use of technology in rehabilitation, video-based games have begun to be used for rehabilitative purposes in addition to conservative approaches. Although the effectiveness of video-based games has been extensively studied in diseases such as cerebral palsy, stroke and parkinsonism, there are a limited number of studies in the field of orthopedic rehabilitation, especially in shoulder rehabilitation. Basic body awareness therapy is used to treat chronic musculoskeletal-related painful conditions. In the literature, basic body awareness therapy has been studied in patient groups such as mental health, stroke patient groups, chronic musculoskeletal problems, chronic waist and neck pain, scoliosis and knee osteoarthritis. Studies have shown that the TBFT method provides improvements in individuals' body awareness, mobility in daily living activities, health-related quality of life, body image and pain intensity. However, no studies have been found in which basic body awareness therapy was used in the field of shoulder rehabilitation. Our study aims to compare the effectiveness of a rehabilitative game exercise program and body awareness training in terms of pain, joint range of motion, shoulder functionality, proprioception, body awareness, shoulder-related quality of life, kinesiophobia and patient satisfaction in individuals with Rotator cuff syndrome.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06228625

Run by

Medipol University

People needed

66

Starts

2024-12-02

Expected to finish

2025-12-02

Last updated by the study team

2025-10-01

Who can join

Age: 40 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of partial supraspinatus rupture by an Orthopedics and Traumatology specialist placement.
• Unilateral shoulder pain,
• Not having been involved in any physiotherapy program before due to shoulder problem,
• Body mass index (BMI) ≤ 30 kg/m²
• Cooperation of individuals

You may not qualify if…

• Having had previous shoulder surgery,
• Having received local corticosteroid injection/corticosteroid treatment in the last three months,
• Presence of a disease that will affect the neurological, cardiac, systemic, cognitive and visual systems,

Where it is running

• Özlem Görgülü Göksu — Istanbul, Beykoz, Turkey (Türkiye) (enrolling)

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