SuspendedNot Applicable

PNE Plus Exercise Versus Exercise for Chronic Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy

Stopped: Logistic issues

Spain52 participantsStarted 2021-07-25

Plain-language summary

The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the combined effects of pain neuroscience education plus exercise to exercise alone in the management of patients with chronic rotator cuff tendinopathy regarding pain, function, strength, kinesiophobia, and pain catastrophizing.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 65 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Shoulder pain due to rotator cuff tendinopathy lasting more than 6 months. * Internal Rotation Resisted Strength Test positive. * Test Item Cluster (Hawkins-Kennedy, painful arc, and infraspinatus test) positive. Exclusion Criteria: * History of: tumors, metastasis, osteoporosis, shoulder fractures, shoulder luxation and/or instability, previous shoulder surgery, cervical radiculopathy, full-thickness rotator cuff tears, glenohumeral joint degeneration, inflammatory arthropathy, acromioclavicular joint arthrosis, and rotator cuff calcifications. * Being treated by other physical therapy or medical treatment for their shoulder pain at the time of recruitment.

What they're measuring

Change in pain intensity

Timeframe: Baseline, change from baseline at 4-week, and change from baseline at 12-week

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04985370

SponsorRuben Fernandez Matias

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-10-01

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