Clinical trial NCT05584345: Investigation of the Effect of Respiratory Exercises on Pain and Functionality in Individuals With Rotator Cuff Syndrome
Official title: Investigation of the Effect of Respiratory Exercises on Pain and Functionality in Individuals With Rotator Cuff Syndrome
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Rotator Cuff Syndrome
Keywords: respiratory exercises
rotator cuff syndrome
pain
Lead sponsor: Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-10-18
Enrollment: 30
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: As it causes pain and disability in individuals with rotator cuff lesions, which is one of the most common causes of shoulder pain, it affects performance in activities of daily living. Shoulder pain significantly affects the quality of life of individuals. The aim of conventional treatment in Rotator Cuff injuries is to reduce the inflammation in the area and to enable the shoulder to perform its normal functions. Conventional treatment is to restore muscle balance in the shoulder area. Muscle balance is achieved by strengthening the teres minor, infraspinatus, and subscapularis, which are also the humeral head depressors, and by strengthening the serratus anterior, levator scapula. For strengthening, the shoulder must have a full range of motion. In our study, stretching exercises, cold pack, Ultrasound, TENS, wand, and Codman exercises, which are classical physiotherapy methods, will be applied to all three groups. There are also studies in the literature investigating the effects of traditional physiotherapy methods on individuals with shoulder Rotator Cuff syndrome. The benefits of breathing exercises on pain, shoulder joint range of motion, and balance have all been researched in the literature. Increased diaphragm activity also guarantees that posture and body positions are maintained healthily. Diaphragm activity generally alters how an individual perceives pain. Diaphragmatic breathing is a therapeutic approach for musculoskeletal disorders.

Detailed description: Breathing techniques have been demonstrated to reduce shoulder pain and increase ROM at the literature. However, no study has been found on the effectiveness of breathing exercises applied in addition to conventional physiotherapy in individuals with Rotator Cuff syndrome.

Based on all of this knowledge, it was designed for this study to examine the efficacy of breathing exercises used in combination with traditional physiotherapy in patients with Rotator Cuff syndrome.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Restricted shoulder joint range of motion
2. Having Rotator Cuff Syndrome
3. Not having had any shoulder surgery
4. Being between the ages of 18 - 65

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Major trauma to the shoulder
2. Anatomical deformities and skeletal system fractures
3. Diagnosed orthopedic or rheumatological diseases
4. Being included in a physiotherapy program in the last 6 months
5. Having a cardiac pacemaker
6. Presence of active infection
7. Myocardial infarction in the last 6 months
8. Participants who have any illness that prevents them from doing the exercises will be excluded from the study.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)
timeFrame: from pre-interventional time to post-interventional about 1st week
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Goniometric Measurement
timeFrame: from pre-interventional time to post-interventional about 1st week
measure: The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH)
timeFrame: from pre-interventional time to post-interventional about 1st week
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Istanbul Medipol University
Study officials:
affiliation: Medipol University
name: BURAK MENEK, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Medipol University
name: UMUT İSLAM TAYBOĞA, RA
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Medipol University
name: ALPER CEYLAN, RA
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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