Status:
COMPLETED
TENS of MENS for Rotator Cuff Tear
Lead Sponsor:
Attikon Hospital
Conditions:
Rotator Cuff Tear
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study was to clarify the effectiveness of physiotherapeutic intervention through the TENS or MENS in conjunction with kinesiotherapy in patients with partial thickness rotator cuff tea...
Detailed Description
The primary characteristic of a rotator cuff tear is pain, while muscle weakness appears as a secondary feature, leading to further disability. The aim of this study was to clarify the effectiveness ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients suffering shoulder pain because of partial thickness rotator cuff tear, confirmed with MRI and ultrasound scanning.
- Patients not receiving any recent pharmacotherapy with NSAIDs during the last month, or surgery at the shoulder area at any time point,
- The referral orthopedic had suggested physiotherapy.
Exclusion
- Patients with open wounds or skin diseases in the shoulder area
- pregnant women
- patients with any type of neoplastic disease
- patients with pacemakers or serious cardiovascular diseases including arrhythmia, - patients with collagen diseases
- history of shoulder surgery
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
42 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03781349
Start Date
March 1 2015
End Date
December 1 2019
Last Update
April 13 2020
Active Locations (1)
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2nd Department of Anesthesiology, Attikon Hospital, 1 Rimini str.
Athens, Greece, 12462