Status:
COMPLETED
Tactile Acuity, Right-left Discrimination, and Motor Imagery in Chronic Rotator Cuff-related Shoulder Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Acibadem University
Conditions:
Shoulder Pain
Rotator Cuff Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Brief Summary
A common finding in various chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions is changes in the cortical sensorimotor region. Functional brain changes associated with chronic pain include changes in the working...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 18-65 years
- Participants were classified with chronic Chronic Rotator Cuff-related Shoulder Pain if duration was equal or greater than 6 months, as recommended by the International Association for the Study of Pain for research purposes
- Pain at rest maximum 2 out of 10 on verbal numerical rating scale
- Pain over the deltoid and/or upper arm region for more than 4 weeks, pain associated with arm movement, and familiar pain reproduced with loading or resisted testing during abduction or external rotation of the arm
- Patient had to test positive at least 3 out of 5 symptoms-provoking tests: pain during Neer test, Hawkins-Kennedy test, Jobe test, painful arc between 60° and 120°, pain or weakness during external rotation resistance test
Exclusion
- Bilateral shoulder pain
- Corticosteroid injections less than 6 weeks prior to the enrolment
- Participants who were pregnant, Mini Mental State Examination score \>24
- Clinical signs of full-thickness rotator cuff tears (positive external and internal rotation lag tests or drop arm test)
- Evidence of adhesive capsulitis (50% or more than 30° loss of passive external rotation)
- Previous cervical, thoracic or shoulder surgery; recent fractures or dislocations on the painful shoulder
- Symptoms of cervical radiculopathy as primary complaint (tingling, radiating pain in the arm associated with neck complaints)
- Primary diagnosis of acromioclavicular pathology, shoulder instability
- Previous medical imaging confirming full-thickness rotator cuff tears or calcifications larger than 5mm
- Patients with competing pathologies (inflammatory arthritis, neurological disorders, fibromyalgia, malignancy)
- History of cancer, neurologic, systemic, rheumatic or vascular disorder and use of psychiatric medication
- Participants performing overhead sport activities for more than 4hours/week
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2024
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 6 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
90 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06503549
Start Date
May 1 2024
End Date
August 6 2024
Last Update
August 7 2024
Active Locations (2)
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1
Acıbadem University
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye), +90
2
Dokuz Eylül University
Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)