The Effect of an Evidence-based Physiotherapy Regimen for Patients With Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Shoulder Pain
- Subacromial Impingement
- Tendinopathy
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentMasking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)Primary Purpose: Treatment
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 70 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
There has been a fourfold increase in surgery rates for non-traumatic shoulder disorders , despite increasing evidence demonstrating that there is no difference in effect between physiotherapy based- and surgical interventions. The target population for this study is patients suffering from rotator ...
There has been a fourfold increase in surgery rates for non-traumatic shoulder disorders , despite increasing evidence demonstrating that there is no difference in effect between physiotherapy based- and surgical interventions. The target population for this study is patients suffering from rotator cuff tendinopathy waiting for subacromial decompression surgery at a university hospital in Norway. During this waiting period , study participants will be randomly assigned to standard follow up or a physiotherapy regimen in primary care. We want to compare the effect of a structured physiotherapy regimen consisting of heavy slow resistance exercises, stretching, manual mobilization and low level laser therapy to standard follow up.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT02304003
- Collaborators
- University of Bergen
- Investigators
- Study Chair: Jan Magnus Bjordal, Professor University of Bergen , Dep. of Global Public Health and Primary Care, Physiotherapy Research Group, Norway.
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