The Effects of Yoga on Patients With Rotator Cuff Injuries

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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To determine if patients who undergo a 6-week online yoga exercise treatment differ from those who undergo a 6-week online standard exercise intervention and patients who do not undergo any treatment (the control).

Detailed Description
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Patients awaiting rotator cuff surgery spend months waiting for a doctor's consultation and even longer for surgery. The proposed study is to see if there is a difference between three groups: patients who follow an online yoga video, patients who follow an online standard exercises video and patients who do not undergo either treatment (control).

Official Title
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The Effects of Yoga on Patients With Rotator Cuff Injuries

Conditions
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Rotator Cuff Injuries

Intervention / Treatment
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* Procedure: yoga
* Procedure: standard exercises


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: minimum 18 years old rotator cuff injury access to YouTube Exclusion Criteria: under 18 years of age patient has past yoga experience patient will/has undergone any surgery other than rotator cuff

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 70 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: yoga intervention<br>patients in the group are asked to follow an online video instructing them various yoga poses. Patients in this group are asked to do the yoga exercises 2-3 times a week, for a total of 6 weeks. | Procedure: yoga<br>* patients watch and follow an online yoga video.<br>|
| Experimental: standard exercises intervention<br>patients in this group are asked to follow an online standard exercises video. Patients in this group are asked to follow specific exercises 2-3 times a day, for a total of 6 weeks. | Procedure: standard exercises<br>* patients watch and follow an online standard exercises video.<br>|
| No Intervention: control<br>patients in this group carry forth with their daily activities. They are not asked to follow the online yoga video or the online standard exercise video. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (Pain Level) | Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (self-report) | 6 weeks | 
| Range of motion (Shoulder Impairment) | Shoulder range of motion will be measured using a goniometer (performance-based). | 6 weeks | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Treatment satisfaction | Yes/No question about overall satisfaction (self-report). | 6 weeks | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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rotator cuff, shoulder, rehabilitation, yoga