Kinesio Taping Compared to Exercise Intervention for Round Shoulder Subjects With Impingement Syndrome

Shoulder Impingement Syndrome (SIS); Round Shoulder Posture (RSP) Clinical Trial

Official title:

Kinesio Taping Compared to Exercise Intervention for Round Shoulder Subjects With Impingement Syndrome

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03413488
• Other study ID #: 201705117RIND
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 16, 2018
• Est. completion date: December 18, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: February 2019
• Source: National Taiwan University Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

To compare the effect between the exercise intervention (strengthening exercise and stretching exercise) and exercise intervention with taping on decreasing round shoulder posture and improving symptoms in subjects with shoulder impingement syndrome/round shoulder syndrome.

Description:

Background: Poor posture and abnormal scapular kinematics have been suggested as possible primary factors in developing Shoulder impingement syndrome (SIS) and also as secondary observed phenomena of SIS. Round shoulder posture (RSP) is major and common posture contributing to increase the potential for subacromial impingement or exaggerate the symptoms of SIS. Objective: To compare the effect between the exercise intervention (strengthening exercise and stretching exercise) and exercise intervention with taping on decreasing RSP and improving symptoms in subjects with SIS/RSP. Methods: Forty subjects with impingement age between 20 and 75 are recruited and measured on acromial distance, pectoralis minor index (PMI), posterior and anterior shoulder tightness, distance of scapular medial border, pain score and flexilevel scale of shoulder function (FLEX-SF). Clinical significance: Shoulder impingement syndrome (SIS) have been identified as the majority of reported shoulder complaints. The project will provide an effective intervention for subjects with SIS/RSP.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: December 18, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: December 14, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 20 Years to 75 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria:

1. subjects age between 20 and 75

2. Diagnosed with shoulder impingement syndrome

3. At least three positive of five tests, including Neer's test, Hawkin's test, Empty can test, tenderness in tendon of rotator cuff

Exclusion criteria:

1. Shoulder pain onset due to trauma

2. A history of shoulder fractures or dislocation

3. Cervical radiculopathy

4. Degenerative joint disease of the shoulder

5. Surgical interventions on the shoulder

6. Inflammatory arthropathy

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Rotator Cuff Injuries
• Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
• Shoulder Impingement Syndrome (SIS); Round Shoulder Posture (RSP)
• Syndrome

Intervention

Other:
• kinesio taping
Apply exercise and kinesio taping for intervention
• exercise
Apply only exercise intervention

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	National Taiwan University Hospital	Taipei

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Taiwan University Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Length of the pectoralis minor	The Pectoralis minor index (PMI) is calculated by dividing the resting muscle length by the subject's height and multiplying by 100.	1 year
Primary	Acromial distance (AD)	Acromial distance is defined as the distance from table to border of lateral-inferior acromion and measured in centimeter.	1 year
Primary	Posterior and anterior shoulder tightness	Flexibility of the posterior and anterior shoulder tissues, measured in degree	1 year
Primary	Distance of scapular medial border	The distance from the root of the spine (ROS) and the inferior angle (INF) of the scapula to the thoracic wall in millimeter respectively	1 year
Primary	Self-reported flexilevel scale of shoulder function (FLEX-SF)	FLEX-SF is used to assess shoulder function and disability. Scores will be recorded from 1, with the most limited function, to 50, without any limited function in the subject.	1 year
Primary	Pain score	Severity of pain is measured by Visual Analogue Scale, providing a range of scores from 0-10.	1 year