Effectiveness of Physical Therapy Program to Treat Rotator Cuff Disorders Among Nursing Professionals

NCT01465932 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: uspombro01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 16
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The program of stretching, strengthening and proprioception is more effective than stretching and strengthening program in nursing, with rotator cuff disorder, according to indicators of quality of life and job satisfaction.

Conditions

Shoulder Impingement Syndrome; Quality of Life; Satisfaction

Keywords

Nursing staff; Physical Therapy (Specialty)

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Indicators of quality of life (WORC - Western Ontario Rotator Cuff The Index)

  The WORC was selected to be a reliable tool for measuring quality of life for patients with rotator cuff disorder,available in Portuguese and validated for Brazilian culture by Lopes et al (2008). The WORC consists of 21 items and has five fields, and you can get the total for each domain separately. The domains are: physical symptoms, sports and recreation, work, lifestyle and emotions. The total score ranges from zero to 2100. Thus, zero implies no reduction in quality of life and the worst score is 2100.

  This scale is applied one day before and one day after the application of physical therapy intervention programs

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Questionnaire used was the Job Satisfaction Scale - Occupational Stress Indicator (OSI).

  This scale is applied one day before and one day after the application of physical therapy intervention programs

Study Arms (2)

No proprioception

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Nursing professionals to diagnose disorders of the rotator cuff previously randomly allocated in this group did stretching exercises of the muscles of the cervical spine and chest, strengthening the muscles of the rotator cuff and stabilizers of the scapula, in addition to cryotherapy reduction of pain.

Other: Control, no Proprioception

Proprioceptive exercises

EXPERIMENTAL

Nursing professionals to diagnose disorders of the rotator cuff previously randomly allocated in this group did stretching exercises of the muscles of the cervical spine and chest, strengthening the muscles of the rotator cuff and stabilizers of the scapula, proprioception exercises to improve motor control, besides cryotherapy for reduction of pain.

Other: Experimental, Proprioceptive exercises

Interventions

Control, no Proprioception OTHER

The period of data collection period was from June 2010 to August 2011. All subjects who met the inclusion criteria, were randomly allocated to group 1 (control) or group 2 (experimental). Both groups consisted of 12 physical therapy sessions, taking place 2 times a week for 6 weeks. After randomization, subjects were allocated to group 1 (control group) underwent cervical stretching exercises, strengthening the scapular muscles and rotator cuff and cryotherapy.

Also known as: No proprioception

No proprioception

Experimental, Proprioceptive exercises OTHER

The period of data collection period was from June 2010 to August 2011. All subjects who met the inclusion criteria, were randomly allocated to group 1 (control) or group 2 (experimental). Both groups consisted of 12 physical therapy sessions, taking place 2 times a week for 6 weeks. After randomization, subjects were allocated to group 2 (experimental group) underwent cervical stretching exercises, strengthening the scapular muscles and rotator cuff exercises and cryotherapy as well as proprioceptive sensory-motor

Also known as: Proprioceptive exercises

Proprioceptive exercises

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• working as a nurse
• technician or nursing assistant in the hospital
• make medical diagnosis of disorder in the rotator cuff (impingement, injury or rupture of the cuff)
• does not make a medical diagnosis of cognitive impairment
• were receiving no another type of treatment for shoulder pain (eg medicines,acupuncture, massage)
• availability and interest in participating in therapy and accept to participate in the survey.

You may not qualify if:

• patients with pain that would prohibit their participation in the program with a medical diagnosis of cognitive impairment,
• associated with debilitating diseases,
• previous surgery of the shoulder,
• other specific conditions of the shoulder joint (adhesive capsulitis,
• degenerative osteoarthritis of the glenohumeral joint,
• tendon calcification) and do not accept to join the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Sao Paulo: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hospital of Clinics, University of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto

Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, 055, Brazil

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Martins LV, Marziale MH. Assessment of proprioceptive exercises in the treatment of rotator cuff disorders in nursing professionals: a randomized controlled clinical trial. Rev Bras Fisioter. 2012 Nov-Dec;16(6):502-9. doi: 10.1590/s1413-35552012005000057. Epub 2012 Nov 2.

  PMID: 23117648 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Shoulder Impingement Syndrome; Personal Satisfaction

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Shoulder Injuries; Wounds and Injuries; Behavior

Study Officials

• Lisandra V. Martins, postgraduate

  University of Sao Paulo

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Maria HP Marziale

  University of Sao Paulo

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lisandra Vanessa Martins

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 25, 2011
• First Posted: November 7, 2011
• Study Start: July 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2011
• Study Completion: August 1, 2011
• Last Updated: November 7, 2011

Record last verified: 2011-10

Locations

BR (1)