Effectiveness of Occupation-Based Intervention Compared With Therapeutic Exercise for Older Adults With Shoulder OA.

Osteoarthritis Shoulder Clinical Trial

Official title: Effectiveness of an Occupation-Based Intervention Compared With Therapeutic Exercise for Older Adults With Shoulder Osteoarthritis: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

As a registered and licensed occupational therapist, I completed a six-week evidence based research study to determine the effects of occupation-based intervention and therapeutic exercises versus therapeutic exercises alone.

Clinical Trial Description

Importance: There is a need for evidence to support occupation-based intervention (OBI) for older adults with shoulder osteoarthritis (OA).

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of OBI on function in older adults with shoulder OA compared to therapeutic exercise (TE).

Design: Randomized controlled trial. Six-week intervention. 1-week and 4-week follow-up.

Setting: Outpatient clinic. Participants: Ten older adults with diagnosis of shoulder OA via convenience sampling.

Intervention: Participants were seen two times/week for six weeks. The OBI group completed 30 minutes of TE followed by 30 minutes of OBI. The TE group completed 60 minutes of TE.

Outcome and Measures: Functional outcomes were assessed at pre-, 1-week post, and 4-weeks posttreatment using the QuickDASH as the primary outcome measure. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoarthritis Shoulder

• NCT number: NCT04641546
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Bay Path University
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 28, 2019
• Completion date: January 10, 2020