Clinical trial NCT06092502: Shoulder Impingement Syndrome and Graded Motor Imagery
Official title: The Effectiveness of Graded Motor Imagery Therapy Applied in Addition to the Traditional Physiotherapy Program in Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Shoulder Pain
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
Keywords: Shoulder Pain
graded motor imagery
Lead sponsor: Acibadem University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-10-23
Enrollment: 30
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 20
Maximum age (years): 50
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Graded motor imagery (GMI): used successfully in chronic, complex and painful clinical conditions accompanied by many pain and movement problems; It is a treatment, education and rehabilitation process that is based on recently obtained scientific data and current clinical studies, is individually adapted and approaches the individual holistically with a biopsychosocial model. Nowadays, it is frequently used in the treatment of some neurological diseases. In addition, these approaches are also used in the treatment of some orthopedic diseases including chronic pain. There are a limited number of studies in which the mentioned approaches are used together in stages, and the stages are mostly used alone. There is only one study in the literature on subacromial pain syndrome (SAS), which is the most common cause of shoulder pain and causes radiator cuff problems. Stage 2 SAS patients were included in the study and only one phase of GMI treatment was used in addition to the traditional physiotherapy program. Despite these positive results in favor of GMI, the fact that there is no study using the entire GMI treatment in SAS shows us that a randomized controlled and blinded study with high evidence value should be conducted on this subject. In addition, determining the effect of GMI on changes in central nervous system such as fear of pain, two-point discrimination, and left/right lateralization speed and accuracy task will help fill the literature gaps on this subject. In the light of this information, the question of planned master's thesis study is the effect of GMI treatment applied in addition to traditional physiotherapy in SAS on pain level, joint range of motion, functionality, pain-related fear, two-point discrimination and left/right lateralization speed and accuracy compared to only traditional physiotherapy. whether it is superior or not.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* 20-50 years of age with complaints of shoulder pain in the anterio-lateral region lasting more than 6 weeks, with a positive Neer impingement test and/or a positive Hawkins-Kennedy test
* Additionally, patients must have at least one of the symptoms listed. These symptoms are: painful arch on active shoulder elevation, pain with resisted shoulder external rotation in abduction at 90°, and a positive empty can test.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Having had a steroid injection into the shoulder within the last 3 months

  * Previous surgery on the neck, thoracic spine or shoulder
  * Red flags (e.g. tumor, fracture, metabolic diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, resting blood pressure greater than 140/90 mmHg, history of long-term steroid use)
  * History of shoulder dislocation, subluxation, fracture, adhesive capsulitis, frozen shoulder, or cervical or thoracic surgery
  * History of full-thickness rotator cuff tear
  * History of cervical disc herniation in the last 6 weeks
  * History of breast cancer on the involved side
  * Isolated acromioclavicular joint pathology (i.e., pain directly localized over the acromioclavicular joint).
  * Signs of cervical radiculopathy, radiculitis, or referred pain originating from the cervical spine
  * Receiving treatment for shoulder pain in the last 3 months
  * Being currently pregnant (Dunning, 2022)
  * Scoring ≤24 on the Standardized Mini Mental Test was determined.

Primary outcomes:
measure: The Numerical Rating Scale (NPRS-11)
timeFrame: Change from baseline range of motion at 6th week
measure: The Shoulder Pain and Disability Index
timeFrame: Change from baseline score of The Shoulder Pain and Disability Index at 6th week
measure: Global Rating of Change scale (Patient Satisfaction)
timeFrame: Change from baseline Global Rating of Change scale at 6th week
measure: Central Sensitization Scale
timeFrame: Change from baseline score of Central Sensitization Scale scale at 6th week
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Range of motion
timeFrame: Change from baseline range of motion at 6th week
measure: Pressure Pain Threshold
timeFrame: Change from baseline Pressure Pain Threshold at 6th week
measure: Pain Catastrophizing Scale
timeFrame: Change from baseline score of Pain Catastrophizing Scale at 6th week
measure: Fear avoidance belief questionnaire (FABQ)
timeFrame: Change from baseline score of Fear avoidance belief questionnaire at 6th week
measure: The two-point discrimination test
timeFrame: Change from baseline two-point discrimination at 6th week
measure: Left/right discrimination (Lateralization)
timeFrame: Change from baseline Left/right discrimination at 6th week
measure: Kinesthetic and Visual Imagery Questionnaire (KVIQ)
timeFrame: Change from baseline Kinesthetic and Visual Imagery Questionnaire at 6th week
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Nuray ALACA
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