NCT01307826

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare classical massage and massage based on the tensegrity rule in treating people with painful shoulder.

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Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2008

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2008

Completed
2.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2010

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 1, 2010

Completed
6 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 2, 2011

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 3, 2011

Completed
Last Updated

March 3, 2011

Status Verified

September 1, 2010

Enrollment Period

2.4 years

First QC Date

March 2, 2011

Last Update Submit

March 2, 2011

Conditions

Shoulder Pain SyndromePainFrozen Shoulder

Keywords

massageshoulderpainrange of motionrestricted range of motion

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • mobility measurement

    To assess massage effectiveness, mobility measurements were conducted in each patient. Both were conducted three times

    immediately before the first massage session - Test 1, on the day the therapy ended - Test 2 - two weeks after therapy started, and one month after the last massage - Test 3

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ)

    immediately before the first massage session - Test 1, on the day the therapy ended - Test 2 - two weeks after therapy started, and one month after the last massage - Test 3

Study Arms (2)

tensegrity massage

EXPERIMENTAL

In this group of patients massage sessions based on the tensegrity method were applied.

Other: massage

classical massage

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

In this group of patients 10 classical massage sessions were applied

Other: massage

Interventions

massageOTHER

session - 20 minutes. Before the massage, palpable evaluation of the selected anatomical structures was carried out - to determine which tissues have the greatest sensitivity and which motor organs show increased tension (by pressing the attachment). In all the examined patients, pain of the following muscle attachments were shown: * latissimus muscle of the back * major pectoral muscle * supraspinous and infraspinous muscles * teres minor muscle * serratus anterior muscle * deltoid muscle The decision which muscles and fascias have to be massaged was made on the basis of the performed evaluation. In most cases the above mentioned tissues (together with other motor system organs which are structurally linked to it) were massaged to relax them. A palpable evaluation of the previously examined points was again performed during the final part, with particular attention paid to painful muscles, in order to analyze the effectiveness of the performed relaxation.

tensegrity massage

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • painful shoulder syndrome

You may not qualify if:

  • acute pain
  • previous bones fracture
  • bone relocations in the area of the shoulder girdle
  • neck spondylosis
  • hemiparesis
  • rheumatoid arthritis
  • any neurological symptoms

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University School of Physical Education in Wrocław

Wroclaw, Wroclaw Destrict, 51-612, Poland

Location

Related Publications (14)

  • Ingber DE. Tensegrity and mechanotransduction. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2008 Jul;12(3):198-200. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2008.04.038. Epub 2008 Jun 16.

    PMID: 19083675BACKGROUND

  • Yamada T, Richiert D, Tumminia SJ, Russell P. The tensegrity model applied to the lens: a hypothesis for the presence of the fiber cell ball and sockets. Med Hypotheses. 2000 Jul;55(1):36-9. doi: 10.1054/mehy.1999.0994.

    PMID: 11021323BACKGROUND

  • Chen CS, Ingber DE. Tensegrity and mechanoregulation: from skeleton to cytoskeleton. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 1999 Jan;7(1):81-94. doi: 10.1053/joca.1998.0164.

    PMID: 10367017BACKGROUND

  • Ingber DE. Opposing views on tensegrity as a structural framework for understanding cell mechanics. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2000 Oct;89(4):1663-70. doi: 10.1152/jappl.2000.89.4.1663. No abstract available.

    PMID: 11007610BACKGROUND

  • May S, Greasley A, Reeve S, Withers S. Expert therapists use specific clinical reasoning processes in the assessment and management of patients with shoulder pain: a qualitative study. Aust J Physiother. 2008;54(4):261-6. doi: 10.1016/s0004-9514(08)70005-9.

    PMID: 19025506BACKGROUND

  • Hand C, Clipsham K, Rees JL, Carr AJ. Long-term outcome of frozen shoulder. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2008 Mar-Apr;17(2):231-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2007.05.009. Epub 2007 Nov 12.

    PMID: 17993282BACKGROUND

  • Bunker TD, Anthony PP. The pathology of frozen shoulder. A Dupuytren-like disease. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1995 Sep;77(5):677-83.

    PMID: 7559688BACKGROUND

  • Stevenson K. Evidence-based review of shoulder pain. Musculoskeletal Care. 2006 Dec;4(4):233-9. doi: 10.1002/msc.96. No abstract available.

    PMID: 17117447BACKGROUND

  • Wies J, Treatment of eight patients with frozen shoulder: a case study series. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies 9:58-64, 2004.

    BACKGROUND

  • McMahon PJ, Sallis RE. The painful shoulder. Zeroing in on the most common causes. Postgrad Med. 1999 Dec;106(7):36-8, 41-3, 47-9. doi: 10.3810/pgm.1999.12.800.

    PMID: 10608963BACKGROUND

  • Myers TW, Anatomy Trains, Myofascial Meridians for Manual and Movement Therapists. Churchill Livingstone: Edinburgh; 2009.

    BACKGROUND

  • Brox JI. Regional musculoskeletal conditions: shoulder pain. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2003 Feb;17(1):33-56. doi: 10.1016/s1521-6942(02)00101-8.

    PMID: 12659820RESULT

  • Andrews JR. Diagnosis and treatment of chronic painful shoulder: review of nonsurgical interventions. Arthroscopy. 2005 Mar;21(3):333-47. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2004.11.003.

    PMID: 15756189RESULT

  • Bunker TD, Frozen shoulder. Current Orthopaedics 12:193-201, 1998.

    RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

PainBursitis

Interventions

Massage

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurologic ManifestationsSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsJoint DiseasesMusculoskeletal Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Therapy, Soft TissueMusculoskeletal ManipulationsComplementary TherapiesTherapeuticsPhysical Therapy ModalitiesRehabilitation

Study Officials

  • Krzysztof Kassolik, PhD

    University School of Physical Education in Wrocław

    STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 2, 2011

First Posted

March 3, 2011

Study Start

January 1, 2008

Primary Completion

June 1, 2010

Study Completion

September 1, 2010

Last Updated

March 3, 2011

Record last verified: 2010-09

Locations

PL(1)