Efficacy of Eccentric Exercises in Individuals With Frozen Shoulder: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Status: Completed
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Frozen shoulder is a musculoskeletal condition with a strong negative impact on activities of daily living, producing pain, disability, anxiety, and sleep disorders. It has a worldwide prevalence of 5.3%, increasing from 10 to 38% in patients with diabetes and thyroid conditions. This clinical entity manifests itself mainly in women between 40 and 65 years of age. Its resolution time is long and can reach 42 months with symptoms that persist throughout life. In the clinical evaluation, patients with Frozen Shoulder are manifested mainly by presenting mobility deficits. Previous studies described different structural alterations that may justify this clinical condition and its consequences, such as, for example, fibrosis of the coracohumeral ligament, alterations of the rotator interval, and of the axillary recess. Although passive structures are believed to be primarily involved in this condition, A series of five cases in which patients with frozen shoulder presented a significant increase in mobility after a general anesthetic block. The data obtained from this study and the different complications presented by patients with CH suggest that it is necessary to further understand the role of the rotator cuff in this clinical condition. Eccentric exercises consist of contracting the muscle to control or decelerate a load while the muscle or tendon is lengthening or remaining stretched. This intervention has been proposed for the treatment of tendinopathies in different body regions.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• History of diffuse-onset shoulder pain of at least one month

• Gradual loss of passive external rotation of at least 50% compared to the contralateral side

Locations
Other Locations
Argentina
Durand Hospital
Buenos Aires
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-08-03
Completion Date: 2025-06-27
Participants
Target number of participants: 40
Treatments
Active_comparator: Conventional treatment
Physical therapy: education, mobilizations, stretch, active exercises, home excercises.
Experimental: Conventional treatment + eccentric exercises
Physical therapy: education, mobilizations, stretch, active exercises, home exercises, eccentric exercises.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Hospital Durand, Argentina

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