Flexibility, Range of Motion and Strength Among Patients With Differing Response to the Scapular and Humeral Assistance Tests

Shoulder Pain Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01956968
• Other study ID #: MMC13028-13KCTIL
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 15, 2013
• Last updated: April 24, 2014
• Start date: October 2013
• Est. completion date: December 2015

Study information

• Verified date: April 2014
• Source: Meir Medical Center
• Contact: Alon Rabin, PhD
• Phone: 011-972-54-7766395
• Email: alonrabin[@]gmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Israel: Clalit Health Services
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Shoulder pain may result from abnormal arm or shoulder blade (scapular) movement. These abnormal movements may result from a variety of flexibilty, motion or strength impairments. Therefore identifying any abnormal arm or scapular movement, as well as any impairments that are associated with them can help clinicians plan a proper management strategy for patients presenting with shoulder disorders. Our hypothesis is that specific impairments will be associated with abnormal arm movement, while other impairments will be associated with abnormal scapular movement among patients with shoulder pain.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 130
• Est. completion date: December 2015
• Est. primary completion date: December 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 18 years or older, main complaint of shoulder pain, ability to elevate arm in the scapular plane to at least 135 degrees, pain during scapular plane elevation, can read Hebrew.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Signs or symptoms suggesting cervical spine origin, previous fracture around shoulder complex, traumatic onset of shoulder pain, Fibromyalgia, Rheumatiod arthritis, previous shoulder surgery, loss of 50% or more of passive range of motion in 2 or more planes of motion, positive lag signs, positive apprehension test, pregnancy.

Study Design

Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Shoulder Pain

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Israel	Bat-Yamon Physical Therapy Clinic - Clalit Health Services	Bat-Yam

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Meir Medical Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Israel, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Shoulder internal rotation range of motion	Measurement of supine glenohumeral internal rotation range of motion.	Baseline	No
Primary	Posterior capsule flexibility	Measurement of sidelying glenohumeral horizontal adduction	Baseline	No
Primary	Pectoralis minor resting length	Distance from coracoid process to 4th rib attachment onto sternum	Baseline	No
Primary	Scapular dyskinesis	Visual assessment and classification of scapular movement pattern	Baseline	No
Primary	Scapular upward rotation range of motion	Measured by the use of an inclinometer placed on top of scapular spine during various degrees of glenohumeral elevation angles.	Baseline	No
Primary	Shoulder elevation torque	Measured with a hand-held dynamometer	Baseline	No
Primary	Shoulder external rotator torque	Measured with a hand-held dynamometer	Baseline	No