Status:
UNKNOWN
Mobilization Techniques in Patients With Frozen Shoulder: a Randomized Multiple-Treatment Trial
Lead Sponsor:
National Taiwan University Hospital
Conditions:
Frozen Shoulder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Background: Frozen shoulder syndrome (FSS) or adhesive capsulitits, a condition of uncertain etiology characterized by a progressive loss of both active and passive shoulder motion, is one of the most...
Detailed Description
We will carry out a multiple-treatment trial on two groups. The multiple-treatment trial involves the application of two or more treatments in one single-subject \[Portney and Watkins, 2000; Barlow an...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- (1) having a painful stiff shoulder for at least 3 months, (2) having a limited ROM of a shoulder joint (ROM losses of 25% or greater compared with the noninvolved shoulder in at least 2 of the following shoulder motions: glenohumeral flexion, abduction, or medial/lateral rotation), and (3) the consent of the patient's physician to participate in the study.
Exclusion
- Additional specific exclusion criteria will be patients with (1) diabetes mellitus, (2) a history of surgery on the particular shoulder, (3) rheumatoid arthritis, (4) a painful stiff shoulder after a severe trauma, (5) fracture of the shoulder complex, (6) rotator cuff rupture, or (7) tendon calcification.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00172601
Start Date
August 1 2005
Last Update
November 24 2005
Active Locations (1)
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School of Physical Therapy
Taipei, Taiwan