Functional Massage of Teres Major Muscle

Subacromial Impingement Syndrome Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effectiveness of Functional Massage of the Teres Major Muscle in Patients With Subacromial Impingement Syndrome. A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02374073
• Other study ID #: P13/082
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: February 12, 2015
• Last updated: February 26, 2015
• Start date: January 2014
• Est. completion date: March 2014

Study information

• Verified date: February 2015
• Source: Jordi Gol i Gurina Foundation
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Spain: Catalan Health Institut
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Purpose: Subacromial impingement syndrome is the most common shoulder condition. Myofascial trigger points in teres major muscle can be associated with this syndrome. The investigators objective is to find out if adding manual therapy specifically for teres major trigger points can produce better results in these patients.

Method: A randomized controlled pilot study was carried out. Fifty people were randomly assigned to one of two groups: intervention group or control group. Both groups received a protocolized physical therapy treatment while the intervention group additionally received manual therapy for teres major trigger points.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 58
• Est. completion date: March 2014
• Est. primary completion date: March 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 18 years and over

• Clinical diagnosis of Subacromial Impingement Syndrome.

• Detectable trigger points in teres major muscle.

• Sign informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Presence of wounds or cutaneous alterations in the shoulder region

• Previous surgery in the shoulder

• Presence of acute inflammatory process in the shoulder (< 7 days),

• Being involved in litigation or compensation processes

• Not having a domain of the language that could make the informed consent not understandable.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
• Subacromial Impingement Syndrome
• Trigger Points

Intervention

Other:
• Functional Massage
The functional massage is a manual therapy technique, indicated in cases of painful muscle tightness that combines a rhythmical and non painful passive joint mobilization in the direction of muscle stretching together with compression/decompression of the muscle to be treated.
• Protocolized physiotherapy
therapeutic exercises, analgesic electrotherapy and cryotherapy

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Jordi Gol i Gurina Foundation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in Pain Intensity (visual analogue scale)	Using a Visual analogue scale	Change from baseline to 3 weeks	Yes
Secondary	Change in Function (Abbreviated Constant-Murley score)	Using the Abbreviated Constant-Murley score	Change from baseline to 3 weeks	Yes
Secondary	Change in Active Range of Motion	Flexion, extension, abduction, external rotation and internal rotation	Change from baseline to 3 weeks	Yes