Neck Mobs and Impingement

NCT01744002 | Completed Phase 2

• 1 other identifier: 12812
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 68
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to investigate whether treatment directed at the neck and shoulder is more beneficial than treatment directed solely at the shoulder; for patients with shoulder impingement syndrome. (The hypothesis is that patients who receive neck mobilization will improve at a more significant rate than those who do not receive neck mobilization)

Conditions

Shoulder and Neck

Keywords

Shoulder, Impingement syndrome, Neck

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Quick Disabilities of Shoulder and Hand Questionaire (QuickDASH)

  The QuickDASH is a shortened version of the DASH Outcome Measure. Instead of 30 items, the QuickDASH uses 11 items to measure physical function and symptoms in people with any or multiple musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb. The tool has been validated and has similar psychometric properties to the DASH

  participants will be followed for the duration of the treatment which is on average 4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)

  participants will be followed for the duration of the treatment which is on average 4 weeks

Other Outcomes (1)

• Patient Acceptable Symptom State (PASS)

  participants will be followed for the duration of the treatment which is on average 4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Shoulder Treatment with Neck Mobilization

EXPERIMENTAL

The experiment group will receive shoulder treatment with an emphasis on 1) range of motion activities, 2) joint mobilization, 3) rotator cuff strengthening and 4) a home exercise program that consists of shoulder strengthening exercises; and Unlateral Posterior Anterior Mobilization to the cervical spine; applied as 3 X 30 seconds, to each comparable (stiff or painful) segment.

Other: Shoulder treatment and neck mobilization

Control Group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The control group will receive shoulder treatment with an emphasis on 1) range of motion activities, 2) joint mobilization, 3) rotator cuff strengthening and 4) a home exercise program that consists of shoulder strengthening exercises.

Other: Control

Interventions

Shoulder treatment and neck mobilization OTHER

This group will receive shoulder treatment with an emphasis on 1) range of motion activities, 2) joint mobilization, 3) rotator cuff strengthening and 4) a home exercise program that consists of shoulder strengthening exercises; and joint mobilizations to the neck.

Shoulder Treatment with Neck Mobilization

Control OTHER

This group will receive shoulder treatment with an emphasis on 1) range of motion activities, 2) joint mobilization, 3) rotator cuff strengthening and 4) a home exercise program that consists of shoulder strengthening exercises.

Control Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Report pain or dysfunction with elevated (overhead) arm activities, Demonstrate pain during active shoulder movements
• Demonstrate a positive Neer or Hawkins Kennedy Test
• Report an onset that is non-traumatic
• Report an onset within the last 12 months
• Demonstrate a painful arc of movement during forward elevation of the arm from 60° to 120°

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Walsh University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Walsh University

North Canton, Ohio, 44720, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Chad Cook, PhD

  Walsh U

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 2, 2012
• First Posted: December 6, 2012
• Study Start: December 1, 2011
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2013
• Study Completion: March 1, 2013
• Last Updated: July 10, 2013

Record last verified: 2012-12

Locations

US (1)